oog

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See also: Oog and o'og

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

  • IPA(key): /oəχ/
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Noun[edit]

oog (plural oë, diminutive ogie)

  1. (anatomy) eye

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: oog
  • Jersey Dutch: ôx, ôxe
  • Negerhollands: oogo, hoogo, hogo, oog
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: hogo (dated)
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: hogo

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

oog

  1. inflection of ogen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Etymology 3[edit]

Related to (obsolete) English ea and Latin aqua.

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

oog f (plural ogen, diminutive oogje n)

  1. (only in proper names) island
    Synonyms: eiland, (archaic) insel
Derived terms[edit]

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