Augapfel

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German ougapfel, from Old High German ougapful, augaphul, from Proto-West Germanic *augapl, equivalent to Auge (“eye”) +‎ Apfel (“apple”). Cognate with Old English ēagæppel (“apple of the eye; pupil”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯kˌʔapfl̩/ === Noun === Augapfel m (strong, genitive Augapfels, plural Augäpfel) eyeball (figurative) apple of someone's eye ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Augapfel” in Duden online “Augapfel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Augapfel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache