hornauga – Icelandic noun declension

Icelandic noun forms of hornauga

Noun: hornauga
Gender: n
Declension:

Nominative

Sg. Indef.hornauga
Sg. Def.hornaugað
Pl. Indef.hornaugu
Pl. Def.hornaugun

Genitive

Sg. Indef.hornauga
Sg. Def.hornaugans
Pl. Indef.hornaugna
Pl. Def.hornaugnanna

Dative

Sg. Indef.hornauga
Sg. Def.hornauganu
Pl. Indef.hornaugum
Pl. Def.hornaugunum

Accusative

Sg. Indef.hornauga
Sg. Def.hornaugað
Pl. Indef.hornaugu
Pl. Def.hornaugun

Sample Sentences

  • að gefa einhverjum hornauga (to give someone the side eye)
  • að gjóta til einhvers hornauga (to give someone the evil eye)
  • að líta einhvern/eitthvað hornauga (to look at someone/something out of the corner of one's eye)

Etymology

From horn (“corner”) + auga (“eye”), the distal corner of your eye.

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