vindauga
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- vindauge n
Etymology
[edit]A compound of vind (“wind”) + auga (“eye”) inherited from Old Norse vindauga, whence also Modern English window.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vindauga n (definite singular vindauga, indefinite plural vindaugo, definite plural vindaugo)
Derived terms
[edit]- bilvindauga
- blyglasvindauga
- blyvindauga
- bogevindauga
- butikkvindauga
- dobbeltvindauga
- gangvindauga
- gittervindauga
- gongevindauga
- karnappvindauga
- kjellarvindauga
- kyrkjevindauga
- loftsvindauga
- overgangsvindauga
- tofagsvindauga
- vindaugsblad
- vindaugsglas
- vindaugshake
- vindaugshaspe
- vindaugshengsel
- vindaugskarm
- vindaugskitt
- vindaugskonvolutt
- vindaugskrok
- vindaugsopning
- vindaugsplass
- vindaugspost
- vindaugspussar
- vindaugspussing
- vindaugsramme
- vindaugsrute
- vindaugssprosse
- vindaugsspylar
- vindaugsutstilling
- vindaugsviskar
- vippevindauga
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “vindauga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]vindr (“wind”) + auga (“eye”)
For semantic parallels, compare Old English ēagþȳrel (“window”, literally “eye-hole”) from Old English ēaġe (“eye”) and Proto-Slavic *okъnò (“window”) from Proto-Slavic *ȍko (“eye”).
Noun
[edit]vindauga n (genitive vindauga, plural vindaugu)
Declension
[edit] Declension of vindauga (weak an-stem)
neuter | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | vindauga | vindaugat | vindaugu | vindaugun |
accusative | vindauga | vindaugat | vindaugu | vindaugun |
dative | vindauga | vindauganu | vindaugum | vindaugunum |
genitive | vindauga | vindaugans | vindaugna | vindaugnanna |
Synonyms
[edit]- gluggi m
- vindgluggr m
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “vindauga”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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