Aug

Proper noun

Aug

1. Abbreviation of August.

   Coordinate terms: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

   Alternative form: Aug.

Anagrams

• AGU, GUA, UGA, gau

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɒu̯ɡ̊/

Noun

Aug n (plural Auge, diminutive Äugli)

1. (anatomy) eye

Etymology

From Middle High German ouge, from Old High German ouga, from Proto-West Germanic *augā, from Proto-Germanic *augô. Cognates include Alemannic German Aug, Yiddish אויג (oyg), German Auge, Dutch oog, English eye, Icelandic auga, Swedish öga, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐍉 (augō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑɔ̯ɡ̥/
• IPA^(key): /ɒːɡ̥/ (East Central, Vienna)

Noun

Aug n (plural Augn, diminutive Augerl)

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

Alternative forms

• Auge (standard form)

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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