Ölauge

German

Etymology

Öl (“oil”) +‎ Auge (“eye”). The racial slur is probably due to the often slightly yellowish sclera in dark-skinned people.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈøːlˌ(ʔ)aʊ̯ɡə/

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• Hyphenation: Öl‧au‧ge

Noun

Ölauge n (mixed, genitive Ölauges, plural Ölaugen)

1. a glazed opening in a container used to control the latter’s fill level
2. (ethnic slur) wog (dark-skinned person, typically of North African, Middle Eastern or Central Asian descent)

   Synonyms: Kameltreiber, Kanake, Schwarzkopf, Teppichflieger, Ziegenficker

Declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Ölauge	die	Ölaugen
genitive	eines	des	Ölauges	der	Ölaugen
dative	einem	dem	Ölauge	den	Ölaugen
accusative	ein	das	Ölauge	die	Ölaugen

Declension of Ölauge [neuter, mixed]