kýrauga

Icelandic

Etymology

From kýr (“cow”) +‎ auga (“eye”), compare Danish koøje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰiːrˌøyːɣa/

Noun

kýrauga n (genitive singular kýrauga, nominative plural kýraugu)

1. porthole (circular window set in the hull of a ship)

Declension

Declension of kýrauga (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kýrauga	kýraugað	kýraugu	kýraugun
accusative	kýrauga	kýraugað	kýraugu	kýraugun
dative	kýrauga	kýrauganu	kýraugum	kýraugunum
genitive	kýrauga	kýraugans	kýraugna	kýraugnanna

Further reading

• kýrauga on Kata
• Icelandic Web of Science: Af hverju kallast gluggi á skipi kýrauga? (“Why is a ship's window called a kýrauga?”)