øje

See also: oje

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, cognate with Swedish öga, English eye, German Auge. The Germanic noun ultimately goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”), cf. Latin oculus (“eye”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔjə/, [ˈʌjə], [ˈʌːɪ]
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Noun

øje n (singular definite øjet, plural indefinite øjne)

  1. (anatomy) eye

Declension
Declension of øje
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative øje øjet øjne øjnene
genitive øjes øjets øjnes øjnenes

Derived terms

Noun

øje n (singular definite øjet, plural indefinite øjer)

  1. eye (an opening to receive a rope or a thread)

Declension
Declension of øje
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative øje øjet øjer øjerne
genitive øjes øjets øjers øjernes

Derived terms

References
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