augnablik

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Icelandic

Etymology

From auga (“eye”) +‎ blik (“twinkle”). Compare Danish øjeblik, Swedish ögonblick, Dutch ogenblik, German Augenblick, Yiddish אויגנבליק (oygnblik), and English eyeblink.

Pronunciation

Noun

augnablik n (genitive singular augnabliks, nominative plural augnablik)

  1. blink of an eye, moment, second, jiffy
    Nennirðu að bíða í augnablik? Ég er í símanum.
    Could you wait just a moment? I’m on the phone.

Declension

    Declension of augnablik
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative augnablik augnablikið augnablik augnablikin
accusative augnablik augnablikið augnablik augnablikin
dative augnabliki augnablikinu augnablikum augnablikunum
genitive augnabliks augnabliksins augnablika augnablikanna
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