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English [ ]
File:Egg in straw nest.jpg Eggs in a nest.
Pronunciation [ ]
Etymology 1 [ ]
From Old Norse egg , from Proto-Germanic *ajjam , by Holtzmann's Law from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm .
Noun [ ]
Singular
Egg
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Egg ({{{1}}})
( zoology, countable ) An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, snakes, insects and other animals housing the embryo during its development.
( countable ) The egg of a domestic fowl as an item of food.
( uncountable ) The contents of one or more (hen's usually) eggs as a culinary ingredient, etc.
I also determine the minimal amount of egg required to make good mayonnaise .
( biology, countable ) The female primary cell, the ovum .
Something shaped like an egg, as in Easter egg , chocolate egg .
( mildly, pejorative , slang ) A woman of Caucasian (Western) nature, who has a desire to learn and immerse herself in the Asian Culture.
( British ) An injury on one's head, normally large or noticeable.
Translations [ ]
body housing an embryo
Afrikaans : eier af (af)
Ancient Greek : ᾠόν (ōion) n.
Arabic: بيضة (baiḍa) f.
Armenian: ձու hy (hy) (ju)
Azeri : yumurta az (az)
Basque : arrautza eu (eu) , arraultza eu (eu)
Burmese: ဥ my (my) (u.)
Chechen : хӀоа
Chinese: 蛋 (dàn), 雞蛋 , 鸡蛋 (jīdàn) hen’s egg
Czech: vejce cs (cs) n.
Danish: æg da (da) n.
Dolgan : [[һымыыт#Template:Dlg |һымыыт ]] (hımııt)
Dutch: ei nl (nl) n.
Egyptian : [[swḥt#Template:Egy |Template:Egyp ]]
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Estonian: muna et (et)
Filipino: itlog
Finnish: muna fi (fi)
French: œuf fr (fr) m.
Gagauz : [[yımırta#Template:Gag |yımırta ]]
German: Ei de (de) n.
Greek: αβγό el (el) (avgó) n.
Hebrew: ביצה he (he) (beitsa) f.
Hiligaynon : [[itlog#Template:Hil |itlog ]]
Icelandic: egg is (is) n.
Irish: ubh ga (ga) f.
Italian: uovo it (it) m.
Japanese: 卵 (たまご , tamago)
Kazakh: жұмыртқа kk (kk) (jumırtqa)
Khakas : [[нымырха#Template:Kjh |нымырха ]] (nımırxa)
Lao : ໄຂ່ lo (lo) (khai)
Latin: ovum la (la) n.
Malay: telur ms (ms)
Ngarrindjeri : [[ngatat#Template:Nay |ngatat ]]
Norwegian: egg no (no) n.
Old Church Slavonic : аицє (aice) n.
Old Irish : og n.
Polish: jajo pl (pl) n.
Portuguese: ovo pt (pt) m.
Romanian: ou ro (ro)
Russian: яйцо ru (ru) (jajtsó) n.
Scottish Gaelic : ugh gd (gd) m.
Sicilian : ovu scn (scn) m. , ou m.
Sotho : lehe st (st)
Southern Altai : [[јымыртка#Template:Alt |јымыртка ]] (cımırtqa)
Spanish: huevo es (es) m.
Swahili: yai sw (sw)
Swedish: ägg sv (sv) n.
Tagalog : itlog tl (tl)
Taos : p’ȍxwíana
Telugu : గుడ్డు
Tswana : lee tn (tn)
Turkish: yumurta tr (tr)
Turkmen: ýumurtga tk (tk)
Uzbek: tuxum uz (uz)
Welsh: ŵy cy (cy) m.
West Frisian : aai fy (fy) n.
Yakut : [[сымыыт#Template:Sah |сымыыт ]] (sımııt)
egg of domestic foul as food item
Afrikaans : eier af (af)
Ancient Greek : ᾠόν (ōion) n.
Arabic: بيضة (béiDa) f.
Armenian: ձու hy (hy) (ju), հավկիթ hy (hy) (havkit’)
Aromanian : [[oao#Template:Rup |oao ]]
Basque : arrautza eu (eu) , arraultza eu (eu)
Burmese: ဥ my (my) (u.)
Chinese: 蛋 (dàn), 雞蛋 , 鸡蛋 (jīdàn) hen’s egg
Czech: vejce cs (cs) n.
Danish: æg da (da) n.
Dutch: ei nl (nl) n.
Eshtehardi : [[کرخا#Template:Esh |کرخا ]] (karxâ)
Estonian: muna et (et)
Filipino: itlog
Finnish: muna fi (fi) , kananmuna fi (fi)
French: œuf fr (fr) m.
German: Ei de (de) n.
Greek: αβγό el (el) (avgó) n.
Hebrew: ביצה he (he) (beitsa) f.
Hiligaynon : [[itlog#Template:Hil |itlog ]]
Hungarian: tojás hu (hu)
Icelandic: egg is (is) n.
Irish: ubh ga (ga) f.
Italian: uovo it (it) m.
Jamaican Creole : eg
Japanese: 卵 (たまご , tamago)
Lao : ໄຂ່ lo (lo) (khai)
Latin: ovum la (la) n.
Luhya : liki
Norwegian: egg no (no) n.
Old Church Slavonic : [[аицє#Old Church Slavonic|Template:Cyrs ]] (aice) n.
Old Irish : og n.
Papiamentu : [[webu#Template:Pap |webu ]]
Persian: تخم مرغ fa (fa) (toxmemorq)
Polish: jajko pl (pl) n.
Portuguese: ovo pt (pt) m.
Romanian: ou ro (ro)
Russian: яйцо ru (ru) (jajtsó) n.
Scottish Gaelic : ugh gd (gd) m.
Sicilian : ovu scn (scn) m.
Sotho : lehe st (st)
Spanish: huevo es (es) m.
Swahili: yai sw (sw)
Swedish: ägg sv (sv) n.
Tagalog : itlog tl (tl)
Welsh: ŵy cy (cy) m.
West Frisian : aai fy (fy) n.
Wiradhuri : kábuka
culinary ingredient
Afrikaans : eier af (af)
Arabic: بيضة (béiɖa) f.
Armenian: ձու hy (hy) (ju), հավկիթ hy (hy) (havkit’)
Basque : arrautza eu (eu) , arraultza eu (eu)
Chinese: 蛋 (dàn), 雞蛋 , 鸡蛋 (jīdàn) hen’s egg
Czech: vejce cs (cs) n. pl.
Danish: æg da (da) n.
Dutch: ei nl (nl) n.
Estonian: muna et (et)
Filipino: itlog
Finnish: muna fi (fi) , kananmuna fi (fi)
French: œuf fr (fr) m.
German: Ei de (de) n.
Greek: αβγό el (el) (avgó) n.
Hebrew: ביצה he (he) (beitsa) f.
Hiligaynon : [[itlog#Template:Hil |itlog ]]
Irish: ubh ga (ga) f.
Italian: uovo it (it) m.
Japanese: 卵 (たまご , tamago)
Lao : ໄຂ່ lo (lo) (khai)
Latin: ovum la (la) n.
Norwegian: egg no (no) n.
Old Church Slavonic : аицє (aice) n.
Polish: jajko pl (pl) n.
Portuguese: ovo pt (pt) m.
Russian: яйцо ru (ru) (jajtsó) n.
Scottish Gaelic : uighean gd (gd) m.
Sicilian : ovu scn (scn) m.
Sotho : lehe st (st)
Spanish: huevo es (es) m.
Swahili: yai sw (sw)
Swedish: ägg sv (sv) n.
Tagalog : itlog tl (tl)
Welsh: ŵy cy (cy) m.
West Frisian : aai fy (fy) n.
ovum
Armenian: ձվաբջիջ hy (hy) (jvabǰiǰ)
Basque : obulu eu (eu)
Chinese: 卵 (luǎn), 卵子 (luǎnzi)
Czech: vajíčko cs (cs) n.
Danish: æg da (da) n.
Estonian: munarakk et (et)
Filipino: itlog
Finnish: munasolu fi (fi)
German: Eizelle de (de)
Greek: ωάριο el (el) (oário) n.
Hebrew: ביצית he (he) (beitsit) f.
Hiligaynon : [[itlog#Template:Hil |itlog ]]
Icelandic: egg is (is) n. , eggfruma is (is) f.
Irish: ubh ga (ga) f.
Italian: ovulo it (it) m.
Japanese: 卵 (たまご , tamago; らん , ran)
Latin: ovum la (la) n.
Norwegian: egg no (no) n.
Polish: jajo pl (pl) n.
Portuguese: óvulo pt (pt) m.
Russian: яйцеклетка ru (ru) (jajtseklétka) f.
Scottish Gaelic : ugh gd (gd) m.
Spanish: óvulo es (es) m.
Swahili: yai sw (sw)
Swedish: ägg sv (sv) n.
Tagalog : itlog tl (tl)
West Frisian : aai fy (fy) n.
something shaped like an egg
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations .
Translations to be checked
Afrikaans : eier
Alabama : hanakbootoklo
Albanian : ve f. , vezë f.
Bengali : ডীম
Bosnian : jaje bs (bs) n.
Breton : vi m.
Bulgarian : яйце (jajtse) n.
Catalan : ou m.
Chamorro : chada'
Chichewa : dzira
Cornish : oy m.
Croatian : jaje hr (hr) n.
Dhivehi: please add this translation if you can
Esperanto : ovo eo (eo)
Faroese : egg fo (fo) n.
Georgian : კვერცხი (kvertsxi)
Guaraní : upi'a (t-)
Guugu Yimidhirr : gundil , wurruun (avoidance language)
Gujarati : ઇંડું (i.ndu.n)
Hawaiian : hua , hua moa (hen’s egg)
Hindi : अंडा (a.ndā) m.
Ido : ovo
Ilocano : itlog
Indonesian : telur id (id)
Interlingua : ovo
Kannada: please add this translation if you can
Khmer : ពង (bporng)
Korean : 알 (al)
Kurdish : hêk f. , هێلکه
Latvian : ola lv (lv)
Lithuanian : (1): kiaušinėlis m. , kiaušialąstė f. ; (2, 3): kiaušinis m.
Macedonian : јајца f.
Malay : telur ms (ms)
Malayalam: please add this translation if you can
Maltese : bajda mt (mt) f.
Marathi : अंड (anda)
Maori : heeki , hua
Nahuatl : totoltetl (3)
Nepali: please add this translation if you can
Old English : ǣġ ang (ang)
Oriya: please add this translation if you can
Persian : تخم مرغ (toxme morgh)
Pitjantjatjara : ngampu
Punjabi : ਅਂਡਾ
Rohingya : andha , dhim
Romani : ānro
Romanian : ou ro (ro) n.
Campidanese Sardinian : ou m.
Samoan : fua
Sanskrit : अण्ड
Serbian :
Cyrillic: јаје sr (sr) n.
Roman: jaje n.
Shona : zai , zanda
Slovak : vajce sk (sk) n.
Slovene : jajčece n. (1), jajce n. (2, 3)
Swahili : yai , mayai pl (noun 5/6)
Tagalog : itlog
Tahitian: please add this translation if you can
Tamazight : ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴰⵢⵜ (taglayt) f.
Tamil : முட்டை (muttai)
Thai : ไข่ (kai)
Tok Pisin : kiau
Tongan : fo'i manu
Tupinambá : upi'a (t-)
Turkish : yumurta , tohum (fertilized)
Ukrainian : яйце (jajtsé) n.
Urdu : انڈا (an.dā)
Vietnamese : trứng vi (vi)
Volapük : nög
Warlpiri : mula
Zulu : iliqanda , iqanda
Verb [ ]
Infinitive
to Egg
Third person singular
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Simple past
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to Egg (third-person singular simple present - , present participle - , simple past and past participle - )
To throw eggs at.
To dip in or coat with beaten egg (cooking).
Translations [ ]
to throw eggs at
Finnish: heittää kananmunilla
to dip in or coat with beaten egg
Finnish: kastaa kananmunaan , voidella kananmunalla
Derived terms [ ]
terms derived from egg (noun)
See also [ ]
Etymology 2 [ ]
From Old Norse eggja ( “ ‘ to edge’ ” ) .
Verb [ ]
Infinitive
to Egg
Third person singular
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Simple past
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to Egg (third-person singular simple present - , present participle - , simple past and past participle - )
( obsolete except in egg on ) To encourage , incite .
Translations [ ]
to encourage
Finnish: yllyttää fi (fi)
Greek: προτρέπω el (el) (protrépo)
Derived terms [ ]
Faroese [ ]
Etymology [ ]
From Old Norse egg , from Proto-Germanic *ajjam , from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm .
Pronunciation [ ]
Noun [ ]
Egg n.
egg
Declension [ ]
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Noun [ ]
Egg f.
blade , edge
border , edge of a cliff
Declension [ ]
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Icelandic [ ]
Pronunciation [ ]
Etymology 1 [ ]
From Old Norse egg , from Proto-Germanic *ajjam , from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm . Cognate with Old English ǣġ (English egg ); Swedish ägg ; Old High German ei (German Ei ).
Noun [ ]
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( zoology ) an egg
an oval shaped object
the ovum
Declension [ ]
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Synonyms [ ]
Derived terms [ ]
eggjahvíta
eggjarauða
eggjasalad
eggjaskurn
páskaegg
Etymology 2 [ ]
From the Old Norse word egg , which came from Proto-Germanic *agjō which came from Proto-Indo-European *ak-yā- , ultimately from **ak- ( “ ‘ sharp, pointed’ ” ) .
Cognates include Old Frisian [[egg#Template:Ofs |egg]] , Old Saxon eggia (Dutch egge ); Old English ecg (English edge ); Old High German egga (German Ecke ); Swedish egg ).
The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin aciēs ( “ ‘ edge, sharpness’ ” ) , Greek ἀκίς ( “ ‘ point’ ” ) .
Noun [ ]
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( weapons ) the sharp edge of a knife , sword , or similar
a sharp edge on a mountain
Declension [ ]
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Synonyms [ ]
( sharp edge ) : blað
( mountain ) : fjallsegg
Derived terms [ ]
Derived terms [ ]
með oddi og egg /með oddi og eggju
Norwegian [ ]
Etymology [ ]
From Old Norse egg , from Proto-Germanic *ajjam , from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm .
Noun [ ]
Egg n.
egg
Old Norse [ ]
Noun [ ]
Egg n. (genitive plural eggja)
egg
References [ ]
Swedish [ ]
Pronunciation [ ]
Noun [ ]
Egg c.
Inflection for Egg
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Egg
Eggen
Eggar
Eggarna
Possessive form
Eggs
Eggens
Eggars
Eggarnas
The sharp edge of a cutting tool.
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