öga

From Old Swedish ø̄gha, from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic *augô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈøːˌɡa/

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öga n

1. (anatomy) eye
2. eye (a hole at the blunt end of a needle)
3. eye (the center of a hurricane)
4. eye (a reproductive bud in a potato)
5. eye (the capability of perception)

   Han har ett öga för talanger.

   He has a good eye for talents.

• In informal usage, the definite plural may also take the form ögona, ögonas.

• öga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)