-äugig
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Auge + -ig with umlaut. Cognate with -ogig in Dutch adjectives like eenogig and blauwogig.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard) IPA(key): /ɔɪ̯ɡɪç/
- (Southern Germany, Switzerland, Austria) IPA(key): /ɔɪ̯ɡɪk/, /ɔɪ̯ɡ̥ɪk/
- Hyphenation: -äu‧gig
Audio: (file)
Suffix
[edit]-äugig
- Creates adjectives that refer to the quantity or a quality of eyes. Corresponds to eyed
- braun (“brown”) + -äugig → braunäugig (“brown-eyed”)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “-äugig” in Duden online