Aug

Aug

1. Abbreviation of August.

• AGU, GUA, UGA, gau

From Old High German ouga, from Proto-Germanic *augô. Cognate with Bavarian Aug, German Auge, Dutch oog, English eye, Icelandic auga, Swedish öga.

• IPA^(key): /ɒu̯ɡ̊/

Aug n (plural Auge, diminutive Äugli)

1. (anatomy) eye

• Augbraame
• Augespiegel

From Old High German ouga, from Proto-Germanic *augô. Modern cognates include Alemannic German Aug, German Auge, Dutch oog, English eye, Icelandic auga, Swedish öga.

• IPA^(key): /ao̯ɡ̥/
• IPA^(key): /ɒːɡ̥/ (Vienna)

Aug n (plural Augen or Augn or Aung)

1. (anatomy) eye
2. (on plants, esp. potatoes, grapevines and fruit trees) germ, bud; eye (potato)
3. (on dice) dot, pip, spot
4. (of a cyclonic storm) eye
5. (on the surface of liquids, e.g. soup) drop or globule of grease or fat

   Synonym: Fettaug

• -augad

• Auge (standard form)

From Old High German ouga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Modern cognates include Alemannic German Aug, Bavarian Aug, Dutch oog, English eye, Icelandic auga, Swedish öga.

• IPA^(key): /aʊ̯k/, /aʊ̯ɡ̥/
• Hyphenation: Aug

Aug n (mixed, genitive Auges, plural Augen)

1. (anatomy) eye
2. (on plants, esp. potatoes, grapevines and fruit trees) germ, bud; eye (potato)
3. (on dice) dot, pip, spot
4. (of a cyclonic storm) eye
5. (on the surface of liquids, e.g. soup) drop or globule of grease or fat

   Synonym: Fettaug

Non-standard form mainly used in Alemannic German and Bavarian regions.