eyga

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛiːja/

  Rhymes: -ɛiːja

  Homophone: eygað

Noun

eyga n (genitive singular eyga, plural eygu)

1. eye
2. view
3. (plural only) face
4. stitch
5. small hollow in a cliff

Declension

Declension of eyga
n1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eyga	eygað	eygu, eygur	eyguni
accusative	eyga	eygað	eygu, eygur	eyguni
dative	eyga	eyganum	eygum	eygunum
genitive	eyga	eygans	eygna	eygnanna

Derived terms

• gløgt er gestsins eyga - "clear is the guest's eye" (a guest/foreigner notices more than others)

Related terms

• oyra
• eygnalækni