auge

== Catalan == === Etymology === From Arabic أَوْج (ʔawj), from Persian اوگ (owg). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈaw.ʒə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈaw.d͡ʒe] === Noun === auge m (plural auges) apogee peak, zenith == French == === Etymology === From Latin alveus; according to the TLFi etymological dictionary, it was a (very early) borrowing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oʒ/ === Noun === auge f (plural auges) trough (long, narrow container for feeding animals) (masonry) mixing tub, mortar box (pan or tub for mixing mortar) bucket (of a water wheel) (anatomy) intermandibular region (of a horse or other mammal) === Verb === auge inflection of auger: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative ==== Further reading ==== “auge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === From Arabic أَوْج (ʔawj), from Persian اوگ (owg). Compare Catalan and Spanish auge. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaw.d͡ʒe/ Rhymes: -awdʒe Hyphenation: àu‧ge === Noun === auge f (plural augi) (astronomy) apogee Synonym: apogeo (figurative) height, apex essere all’auge della gioventù ― to be in the prime of youth essere in auge ― to be in vogue === Further reading === auge in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈau̯.ɡeː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaːu̯.d͡ʒe] === Verb === augē second-person singular present active imperative of augeō == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²æʉ̯ɡə/ === Noun === auge n (definite singular auget, indefinite plural auge, definite plural auga) alternative form of auga ==== Derived terms ==== iaugefallande nålauge == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Arabic أَوْج (ʔawj), from Persian اوگ (owg). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -awʒi, (Portugal) -awʒɨ Hyphenation: au‧ge === Noun === auge m (plural auges) height, peak === Further reading === “auge”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “auge”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Arabic أَوْج (ʔawj), from Persian اوگ (owg). Spelling with g influenced by Latin augēre (“to wax, to increase”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈauxe/ [ˈau̯.xe] Rhymes: -auxe Syllabification: au‧ge === Noun === auge m (plural auges) boom, rise, growth en auge ― on the rise; booming (also figurative) peak, zenith, heyday Synonym: cenit ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “auge”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025