oog

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See also: Oog, and o'og

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch oog, from Middle Dutch oge, from Old Dutch ōga, ouga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /oəχ/
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Noun

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oog (plural oë, diminutive ogie)

  1. (anatomy) eye

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch ôge, from Old Dutch ōga, ouga, from Proto-West Germanic *augā (“eye”), Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).

Noun

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oog n (plural ogen, diminutive oogje n)

  1. eye
  2. pip (of dice)
  3. eye of a needle
  4. eye (of a peacock's tail)
  5. eye (of a storm)
  6. sight, vision, gaze
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: oog
  • Jersey Dutch: ôx, ôxe
  • Negerhollands: oogo, hoogo, hogo, oog
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: hogo (dated)
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: hogo

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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oog

  1. inflection of ogen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Etymology 3

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Related to (obsolete) English ea and Latin aqua.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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oog f (plural ogen, diminutive oogje n)

  1. (only in proper names) island
    Synonyms: eiland, (archaic) insel
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Anagrams

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