Ochsenauge

German

Etymology

Ochse (“ox”) +‎ Auge (“eye”). Compare Czech volské oko and Finnish häränsilmä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔksn̩ˌʔaʊ̯ɡə/

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Noun

Ochsenauge n (mixed, genitive Ochsenauges, plural Ochsenaugen)

1. (literally) ox' eye
2. (architecture) oculus

   Synonyms: Oculus, Rundfenster

3. (botany) oxeye daisy
4. (Southern Germany, Austria) fried egg

   Synonym: (standard) Spiegelei

Declension

Declension of Ochsenauge [neuter, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Ochsenauge	die	Ochsenaugen
genitive	eines	des	Ochsenauges	der	Ochsenaugen
dative	einem	dem	Ochsenauge	den	Ochsenaugen
accusative	ein	das	Ochsenauge	die	Ochsenaugen