-äugig
German, suffix/ɔɪ̯ɡɪç/
-äugig is spelled Ä-U-G-I-G (5 letters). -äugig is a German suffix meaning “Creates adjectives that refer to the quantity or a quality of eyes. Corresponds to eyed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nachgestelltes Wortbildungselement zur Bildung eines Adjektivs, das eine qualitative oder quantitative Angabe…”.
What does -äugig mean in English?
suffix
- 1
Creates adjectives that refer to the quantity or a quality of eyes. Corresponds to eyed
braun (“brown”) + -äugig → braunäugig (“brown-eyed”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. nachgestelltes Wortbildungselement zur Bildung eines Adjektivs, das eine qualitative oder quantitative Angabe in Bezug auf eines oder mehrere Augen macht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce -äugig?
- /ɔɪ̯ɡɪç/
- Austria /ɔɪ̯ɡɪk/
- Austria /ɔɪ̯ɡ̥ɪk/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.