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øye.

an eye

3 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈœ̂ʏ̯ə/

  1. an eye

    neuter
    et blått øye
    med det blotte øye

  2. eye (hole in a needle)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Danish øje, replaced native aue, from Old Danish øghæ, from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk auga, auge, Icelandic auga, Faroese eyga and Swedish öga.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.