Auge

de-noun

Auge n (mixed, genitive Auges, plural Augen, diminutive Äugelchen n or Äuglein n or Äugelein n)

Auges (genitive)
Augen (plural)
Äugelchen (diminutive neuter)
Äuglein (diminutive neuter)
Äugelein (diminutive neuter)
Auge (nominative singular)
Augen (definite nominative plural)
Auges (genitive singular)
Augen (definite genitive plural)
Auge (dative singular)
Augen (dative definite plural)
Auge (accusative singular)
Augen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German ouge, from Old High German ouga, from Proto-West Germanic *augā, 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.


Lid

de-noun

Lid n (strong, genitive Lides or Lids, plural Lider)

Lides (genitive)
Lids (genitive)
Lider (plural)
Lid (nominative singular)
Lider (definite nominative plural)
Lides (genitive singular)
Lids (genitive singular)
Lider (definite genitive plural)
Lid (dative singular)
Lide (dative singular)
Lidern (dative definite plural)
Lid (accusative singular)
Lider (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German lit (“lid, cover”), from Old High German hlit, from Proto-West Germanic *hlid.
In the modern sense a shortening of Augenlid. Cognate with Dutch lid (“lid”), English lid.


Gleitsichtbrille

Gleitsichtbrille f (genitive Gleitsichtbrille, plural Gleitsichtbrillen)

Gleitsichtbrille (genitive)
Gleitsichtbrillen (plural)
Gleitsichtbrille (nominative singular)
Gleitsichtbrillen (definite nominative plural)
Gleitsichtbrille (genitive singular)
Gleitsichtbrillen (definite genitive plural)
Gleitsichtbrille (dative singular)
Gleitsichtbrillen (dative definite plural)
Gleitsichtbrille (accusative singular)
Gleitsichtbrillen (accusative definite plural)


Brille

Brille f (genitive Brille, plural Brillen)

Brille (genitive)
Brillen (plural)
Brille (nominative singular)
Brillen (definite nominative plural)
Brille (genitive singular)
Brillen (definite genitive plural)
Brille (dative singular)
Brillen (dative definite plural)
Brille (accusative singular)
Brillen (accusative definite plural)

→ Czech: brýle

→ Danish: briller (pl.)

→ Kashubian: brële

→ Lower Sorbian: bryla

→ Polish: bryle

→ Swedish: brillor (pl.)

From Middle High German brille, berille, from berillus (“beryl”), from Latin beryllus (“beryl”). Compare dialectal English brills (“spectacles”).
Meaning 3 ("toilet seat") is derived in analogy with the usually round shape of spectacle frames surrounding the glass, just as a toilet seat surrounds the toilet hole.

In einer Seitenstraße kaufte ich mir bei einem Optiker eine billige, blaue Brille und setzte sie sofort auf.

1919, Walther Kabel, Irrende Seelen, Werner Dietsch Verlag, page 42:

In a side street, I bought a cheap, blue pair of glasses at an optician and immediately put them on.

(pair of) glasses, spectacles (frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes to correct vision)

(pair of) goggles (protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face)


Steg

Steg m (strong, genitive Steges or Stegs, plural Stege)

Steges (genitive)
Stegs (genitive)
Stege (plural)
Steg (nominative singular)
Stege (definite nominative plural)
Steges (genitive singular)
Stegs (genitive singular)
Stege (definite genitive plural)
Steg (dative singular)
Stege (dative singular)
Stegen (dative definite plural)
Steg (accusative singular)
Stege (accusative definite plural)

From Old High German steg. Germanic cognates include Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰 (staiga, “way”), non-Germanic ones: Russian стезя́ (stezjá), Lithuanian stiga, Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos), Albanian shteg.

(by extension) a bridge-like or connecting piece or part of certain objects.


Augapfel

Augapfel m (strong, genitive Augapfels, plural Augäpfel)

Augapfels (genitive)
Augäpfel (plural)
Augapfel (nominative singular)
Augäpfel (definite nominative plural)
Augapfels (genitive singular)
Augäpfel (definite genitive plural)
Augapfel (dative singular)
Augäpfeln (dative definite plural)
Augapfel (accusative singular)
Augäpfel (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German ougapfel, from Old High German ougapful, augaphul, from Proto-West Germanic *augapl, equivalent to Auge (“eye”) + Apfel (“apple”). Cognate with Old English ēagæppel (“apple of the eye; pupil”).


Augenlid

de-noun

Augenlid n (strong, genitive Augenlides or Augenlids, plural Augenlider)

Augenlides (genitive)
Augenlids (genitive)
Augenlider (plural)
Augenlid (nominative singular)
Augenlider (definite nominative plural)
Augenlides (genitive singular)
Augenlids (genitive singular)
Augenlider (definite genitive plural)
Augenlid (dative singular)
Augenlide (dative singular)
Augenlidern (dative definite plural)
Augenlid (accusative singular)
Augenlider (accusative definite plural)

/ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌliːt/


Hornhaut

Hornhaut f (genitive Hornhaut, plural Hornhäute)

Hornhaut (genitive)
Hornhäute (plural)
Hornhaut (nominative singular)
Hornhäute (definite nominative plural)
Hornhaut (genitive singular)
Hornhäute (definite genitive plural)
Hornhaut (dative singular)
Hornhäuten (dative definite plural)
Hornhaut (accusative singular)
Hornhäute (accusative definite plural)

Compound of Horn "horn" (hard growth of keratin) + Haut "skin".


Kontaktlinse

Kontaktlinse f (genitive Kontaktlinse, plural Kontaktlinsen)

Kontaktlinse (genitive)
Kontaktlinsen (plural)
Kontaktlinse (nominative singular)
Kontaktlinsen (definite nominative plural)
Kontaktlinse (genitive singular)
Kontaktlinsen (definite genitive plural)
Kontaktlinse (dative singular)
Kontaktlinsen (dative definite plural)
Kontaktlinse (accusative singular)
Kontaktlinsen (accusative definite plural)


Netzhaut

Netzhaut f (genitive Netzhaut, plural Netzhäute)

Netzhaut (genitive)
Netzhäute (plural)
Netzhaut (nominative singular)
Netzhäute (definite nominative plural)
Netzhaut (genitive singular)
Netzhäute (definite genitive plural)
Netzhaut (dative singular)
Netzhäuten (dative definite plural)
Netzhaut (accusative singular)
Netzhäute (accusative definite plural)


Bindehaut

Bindehaut f (genitive Bindehaut, plural Bindehäute)

Bindehaut (genitive)
Bindehäute (plural)
Bindehaut (nominative singular)
Bindehäute (definite nominative plural)
Bindehaut (genitive singular)
Bindehäute (definite genitive plural)
Bindehaut (dative singular)
Bindehäuten (dative definite plural)
Bindehaut (accusative singular)
Bindehäute (accusative definite plural)


Augenhöhle

Augenhöhle f (genitive Augenhöhle, plural Augenhöhlen)

Augenhöhle (genitive)
Augenhöhlen (plural)
Augenhöhle (nominative singular)
Augenhöhlen (definite nominative plural)
Augenhöhle (genitive singular)
Augenhöhlen (definite genitive plural)
Augenhöhle (dative singular)
Augenhöhlen (dative definite plural)
Augenhöhle (accusative singular)
Augenhöhlen (accusative definite plural)

/ˈʔaʊ̯ɡŋ̩ˌhøːlə/

/ˈʔaʊ̯ɡənˌhøːlə/

From Auge (“eye”) + -n- + Höhle (“cavity”).


Glaskörper

Glaskörper m (strong, genitive Glaskörpers, plural Glaskörper)

Glaskörpers (genitive)
Glaskörper (plural)
Glaskörper (nominative singular)
Glaskörper (definite nominative plural)
Glaskörpers (genitive singular)
Glaskörper (definite genitive plural)
Glaskörper (dative singular)
Glaskörpern (dative definite plural)
Glaskörper (accusative singular)
Glaskörper (accusative definite plural)

(anatomy) vitreous humour, vitreous body


Augenspüleinrichtung

Augenspüleinrichtung f (genitive Augenspüleinrichtung, plural Augenspüleinrichtungen)

Augenspüleinrichtung (genitive)
Augenspüleinrichtungen (plural)
Augenspüleinrichtung (nominative singular)
Augenspüleinrichtungen (definite nominative plural)
Augenspüleinrichtung (genitive singular)
Augenspüleinrichtungen (definite genitive plural)
Augenspüleinrichtung (dative singular)
Augenspüleinrichtungen (dative definite plural)
Augenspüleinrichtung (accusative singular)
Augenspüleinrichtungen (accusative definite plural)

Auge (“eye”) + spülen (“to rinse”) + Einrichtung (“facility”)


myop

de-adj

myop (strong nominative masculine singular myoper, not comparable)

myoper (masculine nominative singular strong)
myop (masculine predicative singular)
myop (feminine predicative singular)
myop (neuter predicative singular)
myop (plural predicative)
myoper (masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
myope (feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
myopes (neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
myope (nominative plural strong without-article)
myopen (genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
myoper (feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
myopen (genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
myoper (genitive plural strong without-article)
myopem (dative masculine singular strong without-article)
myoper (dative feminine singular strong without-article)
myopem (dative neuter singular strong without-article)
myopen (dative plural strong without-article)
myopen (accusative masculine singular strong without-article)
myope (accusative feminine singular strong without-article)
myopes (accusative neuter singular strong without-article)
myope (accusative plural strong without-article)
der myope (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die myope (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das myope (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die myopen (definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des myopen (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der myopen (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des myopen (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der myopen (definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem myopen (dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der myopen (dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem myopen (dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den myopen (dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den myopen (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die myope (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das myope (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die myopen (accusative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein myoper (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine myope (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein myopes (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
myopen (indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine myopen (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines myopen (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer myopen (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines myopen (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
myopen (genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner myopen (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem myopen (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer myopen (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem myopen (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
myopen (dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen myopen (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen myopen (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine myope (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein myopes (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
myopen (accusative indefinite mixed plural)
keine myopen (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μύωψ (múōps).


Klemmer

de-noun

Klemmer m (strong, genitive Klemmers, plural Klemmer)

Klemmers (genitive)
Klemmer (plural)
Klemmer (nominative singular)
Klemmer (definite nominative plural)
Klemmers (genitive singular)
Klemmer (definite genitive plural)
Klemmer (dative singular)
Klemmern (dative definite plural)
Klemmer (accusative singular)
Klemmer (accusative definite plural)

Short form of Nasenklemmer (“nose-clamp”), a calque of French pince-nez.


Lidstrich

Lidstrich m (strong, genitive Lidstriches or Lidstrichs, plural Lidstriche)

Lidstriches (genitive)
Lidstrichs (genitive)
Lidstriche (plural)

/ˈliːtˌʃtʁɪç/


Nickhaut

Nickhaut f (genitive Nickhaut, plural Nickhäute)

Nickhaut (genitive)
Nickhäute (plural)
Nickhaut (nominative singular)
Nickhäute (definite nominative plural)
Nickhaut (genitive singular)
Nickhäute (definite genitive plural)
Nickhaut (dative singular)
Nickhäuten (dative definite plural)
Nickhaut (accusative singular)
Nickhäute (accusative definite plural)

Partial calque of Latin membrana nictitans, influenced by nicken (“to nod”) and therefore equivalent to nicken + Haut (“skin, membrane”).

partial calque

nictitating membrane
nictitating membrane


Gleitsichtglas

de-noun

Gleitsichtglas n (strong, genitive Gleitsichtglases, plural Gleitsichtgläser)

Gleitsichtglases (genitive)
Gleitsichtgläser (plural)
Gleitsichtglas (nominative singular)
Gleitsichtgläser (definite nominative plural)
Gleitsichtglases (genitive singular)
Gleitsichtgläser (definite genitive plural)
Gleitsichtglas (dative singular)
Gleitsichtglase (dative singular)
Gleitsichtgläsern (dative definite plural)
Gleitsichtglas (accusative singular)
Gleitsichtgläser (accusative definite plural)


Bifokalbrille

Bifokalbrille f (genitive Bifokalbrille, plural Bifokalbrillen)

Bifokalbrille (genitive)
Bifokalbrillen (plural)
Bifokalbrille (nominative singular)
Bifokalbrillen (definite nominative plural)
Bifokalbrille (genitive singular)
Bifokalbrillen (definite genitive plural)
Bifokalbrille (dative singular)
Bifokalbrillen (dative definite plural)
Bifokalbrille (accusative singular)
Bifokalbrillen (accusative definite plural)


Zweistärkenbrille

Zweistärkenbrille f (genitive Zweistärkenbrille, plural Zweistärkenbrillen)

Zweistärkenbrille (genitive)
Zweistärkenbrillen (plural)
Zweistärkenbrille (nominative singular)
Zweistärkenbrillen (definite nominative plural)
Zweistärkenbrille (genitive singular)
Zweistärkenbrillen (definite genitive plural)
Zweistärkenbrille (dative singular)
Zweistärkenbrillen (dative definite plural)
Zweistärkenbrille (accusative singular)
Zweistärkenbrillen (accusative definite plural)

zwei + Stärken + Brille, literally “two strengths glasses”


Brillenbügel

de-noun

Brillenbügel m (strong, genitive Brillenbügels, plural Brillenbügel)

Brillenbügels (genitive)
Brillenbügel (plural)
Brillenbügel (nominative singular)
Brillenbügel (definite nominative plural)
Brillenbügels (genitive singular)
Brillenbügel (definite genitive plural)
Brillenbügel (dative singular)
Brillenbügeln (dative definite plural)
Brillenbügel (accusative singular)
Brillenbügel (accusative definite plural)

/ˈbʁɪlənˌbyːɡl̩/


Brillensteg

Brillensteg m (strong, genitive Brillensteges or (less common) Brillenstegs, plural Brillenstege)

Brillensteges (genitive)
Brillenstegs (genitive uncommon)
Brillenstege (plural)
Brillensteg (nominative singular)
Brillenstege (definite nominative plural)
Brillensteges (genitive singular)
Brillenstegs (genitive singular uncommon)
Brillenstege (definite genitive plural)
Brillensteg (dative singular)
Brillenstege (dative singular)
Brillenstegen (dative definite plural)
Brillensteg (accusative singular)
Brillenstege (accusative definite plural)


Brillenrahmen

Brillenrahmen m (strong, genitive Brillenrahmens, plural Brillenrahmen)

Brillenrahmens (genitive)
Brillenrahmen (plural)
Brillenrahmen (nominative singular)
Brillenrahmen (definite nominative plural)
Brillenrahmens (genitive singular)
Brillenrahmen (definite genitive plural)
Brillenrahmen (dative singular)
Brillenrahmen (dative definite plural)
Brillenrahmen (accusative singular)
Brillenrahmen (accusative definite plural)


Brillenreinigungstuch

Brillenreinigungstuch n (strong, genitive Brillenreinigungstuches or Brillenreinigungstuchs, plural Brillenreinigungstücher)

Brillenreinigungstuches (genitive)
Brillenreinigungstuchs (genitive)
Brillenreinigungstücher (plural)
Brillenreinigungstuch (nominative singular)
Brillenreinigungstücher (definite nominative plural)
Brillenreinigungstuches (genitive singular)
Brillenreinigungstuchs (genitive singular)
Brillenreinigungstücher (definite genitive plural)
Brillenreinigungstuch (dative singular)
Brillenreinigungstuche (dative singular)
Brillenreinigungstüchern (dative definite plural)
Brillenreinigungstuch (accusative singular)
Brillenreinigungstücher (accusative definite plural)


Brillenglas

Brillenglas n (strong, genitive Brillenglases, plural Brillengläser)

Brillenglases (genitive)
Brillengläser (plural)
Brillenglas (nominative singular)
Brillengläser (definite nominative plural)
Brillenglases (genitive singular)
Brillengläser (definite genitive plural)
Brillenglas (dative singular)
Brillenglase (dative singular)
Brillengläsern (dative definite plural)
Brillenglas (accusative singular)
Brillengläser (accusative definite plural)


augenlos

de-adj

augenlos (strong nominative masculine singular augenloser, not comparable)

augenloser (masculine nominative singular strong)
augenlos (masculine predicative singular)
augenlos (feminine predicative singular)
augenlos (neuter predicative singular)
augenlos (plural predicative)
augenloser (masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
augenlose (feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
augenloses (neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
augenlose (nominative plural strong without-article)
augenlosen (genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
augenloser (feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
augenlosen (genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
augenloser (genitive plural strong without-article)
augenlosem (dative masculine singular strong without-article)
augenloser (dative feminine singular strong without-article)
augenlosem (dative neuter singular strong without-article)
augenlosen (dative plural strong without-article)
augenlosen (accusative masculine singular strong without-article)
augenlose (accusative feminine singular strong without-article)
augenloses (accusative neuter singular strong without-article)
augenlose (accusative plural strong without-article)
der augenlose (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die augenlose (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das augenlose (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die augenlosen (definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des augenlosen (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der augenlosen (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des augenlosen (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der augenlosen (definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem augenlosen (dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der augenlosen (dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem augenlosen (dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den augenlosen (dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den augenlosen (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die augenlose (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das augenlose (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die augenlosen (accusative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein augenloser (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine augenlose (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein augenloses (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
augenlosen (indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine augenlosen (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines augenlosen (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer augenlosen (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines augenlosen (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
augenlosen (genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner augenlosen (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem augenlosen (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer augenlosen (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem augenlosen (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
augenlosen (dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen augenlosen (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen augenlosen (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine augenlose (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein augenloses (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
augenlosen (accusative indefinite mixed plural)
keine augenlosen (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)

From Middle High German ougenlōs, from Old High German ougalōs, from Proto-West Germanic *augālaus, equivalent to Augen + -los. Cognate with Dutch oogloos, English eyeless.


Eyeliner

de-noun

Eyeliner m (strong, genitive Eyeliners, plural Eyeliner)

Eyeliners (genitive)
Eyeliner (plural)
Eyeliner (nominative singular)
Eyeliner (definite nominative plural)
Eyeliners (genitive singular)
Eyeliner (definite genitive plural)
Eyeliner (dative singular)
Eyelinern (dative definite plural)
Eyeliner (accusative singular)
Eyeliner (accusative definite plural)

/ˈaɪ̯ˌlaɪ̯nɐ/

Unadapted borrowing from English eyeliner.


Adlerauge

de-noun

Adlerauge n (mixed, genitive Adlerauges, plural Adleraugen)

Adlerauges (genitive)
Adleraugen (plural)
Adlerauge (nominative singular)
Adleraugen (definite nominative plural)
Adlerauges (genitive singular)
Adleraugen (definite genitive plural)
Adlerauge (dative singular)
Adleraugen (dative definite plural)
Adlerauge (accusative singular)
Adleraugen (accusative definite plural)

/ˈaːdlɐˌʔaʊ̯ɡə/

(figuratively) eagle eye (good eyesight)