ouga

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *augā, from Proto-Germanic *augô, whence also Old English ēage, Old Saxon ōga, Old Norse auga, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐍉 (augō). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).

Noun

ouga n

1. eye

Declension

Declension of ouga (neuter n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	ouga	ougun
accusative	ouga	ougun
genitive	ougen, ougin	ougōno
dative	ougen, ougin	ougōm, ougōn

Descendants

• Middle High German: ouge
  • Alemannic German: Aug

    Swabian: Aug

  • Bavarian: Aug

    Cimbrian:

    Mòcheno:

  • Central Franconian: Ooch, Auch, Au

    Hunsrik: Au

    Kölsch: Ouch

    Luxembourgish: A

  • East Central German:

    Upper Saxon German: Ooche

    Vilamovian: aojg

  • East Franconian:
  • German: Auge
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Palatine German: Aag

    Pennsylvania German: Aag

  • Yiddish: אויג (oyg)