Facettenauge

German

Etymology

From Facette (“facet”) +‎ n +‎ Auge (“eye”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈsɛtənˌaʊ̯.ɡə/, [faˈsɛtn̩ˌʔaʊ̯ɡə]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Fa‧cet‧ten‧au‧ge

Noun

Facettenauge n (mixed, genitive Facettenauges, plural Facettenaugen)

  1. (zootomy) compound eye
    Synonym: (technical) Komplexauge
    Antonym: Einzelauge

Declension

Declension of Facettenauge [neuter, mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Facettenauge die Facettenaugen
genitive eines des Facettenauges der Facettenaugen
dative einem dem Facettenauge den Facettenaugen
accusative ein das Facettenauge die Facettenaugen

References

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