oorvijg
Dutch
Alternative forms
- oorveeg
- oorvaag, oorvage
Etymology
From oor (“ear”) + vijg (“fig”); it is unclear whether oorvaag etc. developed independently, from oor + the root of vegen/vagen 'to wipe', or are popular etymology from the older oorvijg, which has Germanic cognates, including German Ohrfeige, and similar vegetal-manual semantics such as vuistlook (“fist garlic”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːr.vɛi̯x/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: oor‧vijg
Noun
oorvijg f (plural oorvijgen, diminutive oorvijgje n)
- A box, cuff on the ear, a painful smack on the side of the face with a flat hand.
Synonyms
- draai om de oren
- muilpeer
- vijfvingerkruid n
Derived terms
- oorvegen (verb)
Related terms
- oorverdovend
- paardenvijg