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Neunauge
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German
de:
Etymology
From de gmh niunouge, from de goh niunouga (ca. 900). Equivalent to de neun nine Auge eye, after the orifices near the head.
Compare nl negenoog, da niøje, nn niauge, sv nejonöga. All of these are attested much later and thus probably from German (or gml -).
Pronunciation
de /ˈnɔʏ̯nˌaʊ̯ɡə/
de De-Neunauge.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n
de zoology ichthyology lamprey; any of the species of the order Petromyzontiformes order
de Bricke
Declension
n
Descendants
pl minóg
be міно́га
ru мино́га
uk міно́га
lv nēģis
lt nėgė
References
de Jawless fish