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Ei.

egg (all biological senses)

2 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/aɪ̯/[ʔäɪ̯][ʔäe̠̯]
  1. egg (all biological senses)

    neuter · strong
    Willst du dein Ei hart oder weich?
    Das befruchtete Ei nistet sich in der Gebärmutter ein.
  2. something egg-shaped

    neuter · strong
  3. testicle, ball

    informal · neuter · plural-normally · strong
    Bei der OP wurden ihr die Eier entfernt.
  4. balls, guts, courage

    figuratively · in-plural · informal · neuter · strong
    Mal sehen, ob ihr Eier habt!
  5. bucks (money)

    colloquial · in-plural · neuter · strong
    Kost’ dreißig Eier, der Spaß.
  6. clown; foolish bloke

    colloquial · derogatory · mildly · neuter · strong · usually · vocative
    Da steht „ziehen“, du Ei.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Germanic *ajją Proto-West Germanic *aij Old High German ei Middle High German ei German Ei Inherited from Middle High German ei and Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. Cognate with Yiddish איי (ey), Dutch ei, West Frisian aai, English ey and egg, Danish æg.

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