øjets

Øjets is a Danish grammatical form that functions as the possessive or genitive of the noun øje, meaning eye. It is used to indicate a relationship of ownership or association with the eye, and appears in phrases such as øjets farve, meaning “the eye’s color” or “color of the eye.”

Formally, the base word is øje. The definite singular form is øjet, and the possessive/genitive construction is created by adding the suffix -s to the definite form, producing øjets. This pattern is common in Danish for indicating possession in noun phrases. For example, in a sentence about anatomy or description one might encounter øjets bevægelser or øjets placering, referring to movements or position of the eye.

In usage, øjets is typically found as part of a larger noun phrase rather than standing alone. It is employed across contexts such as medicine, anatomy, literature, and everyday speech where a specific eye-related attribute is being described. The form is most straightforward in the singular and generally does not carry a separate lexical meaning beyond possession.

Etymology and related forms: øje derives from the Old Danish vocabulary, with the possessive -s suffix reflecting a common Germanic solution for marking ownership. Other Scandinavian languages have similar constructions (for example, Norwegian and Swedish have øjets/ögats equivalents), though exact forms and usage can differ.

See also: Danish grammar, Genitive case in Danish, øje (eye).