augnablik
Icelandic
Etymology
From auga (“eye”) + blik (“twinkle”). Compare Danish øjeblik, Swedish ögonblick, Dutch ogenblik, German Augenblick, Yiddish אויגנבליק (oygnblik), and English eyeblink.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈøyknaˌplɪːk/
Noun
augnablik n (genitive singular augnabliks, nominative plural augnablik)
- 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 |