Auge

Meaning

1. (mixed,neuter) eye
2. (mixed,neuter) germ, bud; eye (potato)
3. (mixed,neuter) dot, pip, spot
4. (mixed,neuter) eye
5. (mixed,neuter) drop or globule of grease or fat

Hyphenated as

Au‧ge

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaʊ̯ɡə/

Etymology

From Middle High German ouge, from Old High German ouga, from Proto-West Germanic *augā, 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.