Polyglot Dictionary

Augenwinkel

/ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌvɪŋkl̩/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Augenwinkel

Meaning

  1. corner of the eye

    Built from Auge (eye) + Winkel (corner, angle).

    • Aus dem Augenwinkel sah sie ihn lächeln.

      Out of the corner of her eye, she saw him smile.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Auge eye
  • Winkel corner, angle

Practice

1 What does Augenwinkel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Aus dem ___ sah sie ihn lächeln.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Augenwinkel?

See also

nouncompound

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