dog-ear

Etymology


The is a variant of, from , due to the similarity of their appearance to the folded ears of certain dogs.

The is either:


 * directly from + ;
 * a ; or
 * a variant of.

Noun

 * 1) The folded corner of the page of a book or other publication, either due to having been read many times or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.

Translations

 * Czech: oslí ucho
 * Danish:
 * Faroese: hundsoyra
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ドッグイア
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: eseløyra, eseløyre
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Slovak: somárske uši
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: luping

Verb

 * 1)  To fold (the corner of the page of a book or other publication).

Translations

 * Finnish: taittaa hiirenkorvalle, taittaa sivun kulma
 * French:
 * Hungarian: behajtja a (lap) sarkát, szamárfület hajlít/csinál, szamárfülez
 * Portuguese: fazer orelha