Facettenauge

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈsɛtənˌaʊ̯.ɡə/, [faˈsɛtn̩ˌʔaʊ̯ɡə]

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• Hyphenation: Fa‧cet‧ten‧au‧ge

Noun

Facettenauge n (mixed, genitive Facettenauges, plural Facettenaugen)

1. (zoology) compound eye

   Synonym: (technical) Komplexauge

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

Related terms

• Facettenschliff, Hühnerauge

References

• “Facettenauge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Facettenauge” in Duden online