öga

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈøːˌɡa/

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öga n

1. (anatomy) eye
   • 1982, Ratata (lyrics and music), “Ögon av is [Eyes of ice]”, in Ratata:

     Ja, hennes ögon är av is. Dom säger allt och ingenting. Ja, hon har ögon av is.

     Yes, her eyes are made of ice. They say everything and nothing. Yes, she has eyes of ice.

2. eye (a hole at the blunt end of a needle)
3. eye (the center of a hurricane)
4. eye (a reproductive bud in a potato)
5. eye (the capability of perception)

   Han har ett öga för talanger.

   He has a good eye for talents.

• Compounds are formed with the plural ögon.

• In informal usage, the definite plural may also take the form ögona, ögonas.

• → Finnish: ööga

• öga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• öga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)