oculus

Meaning

1. (declension-2, literally, masculine) eye
2. (declension-2, masculine) sight, vision
3. (declension-2, literary, masculine, poetic) luminary of the sun and stars
4. (declension-2, masculine) spot resembling an eye, such as on a peacock feather
5. (declension-2, masculine) eye, bud, bourgeon
6. (declension-2, masculine) bud, bulb or knob on many roots, on the reed, etc.
7. (declension-2, masculine) great houseleek
8. (declension-2, figuratively, masculine) principal ornament
9. (declension-2, figuratively, masculine) eye of the soul, mind's eye

Concepts

eye

👁️

eyeball

eyes

👀

glyph

organ of sight

Translations

ojo

👁️

occhio

👁️

olho

👁️

œil

👁️

Auge

👁️

oog

👁️

μάτι

göz

👁️

ull

👁️

οφθαλμός

uèlh

عين

çav

👁️

kijker

🔭

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɔ.kʊ.ɫʊs]

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”) with the diminutive suffix -ulus. Compare Sanskrit अक्षि (ákṣi, “eye”), Ancient Greek ὄσσε (ósse, “eyes”), ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”).