Ei
German (Berlin)
/aɪ̯/
noun
Definitions
- egg all biological senses
- something egg-shaped
- (informal) testicle; ball also figuratively
- (colloquial) bucks money
- (colloquial) clown; foolish bloke
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German ei inherited from Proto-Germanic *ajją (egg) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (egg).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂ōwyóm
Gloss
egg
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Classifier
Kanji
卵
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afteregg English
- egg English
- egg hunt English
- egg yolk English
- egg-bound English
- egg-shaped English
- eggball English
- eggbeater English
- eggbox English
- eggburger English
- eggcrate English
- eggcup English
- egger English
- eggery English
- eggette English
- eggfruit English
- egghead English
- eggheaded English
- egghot English
- eggie English
- egglayer English
- egglaying English
- eggless English
- egglike English
- eggman English
- eggmass English
- eggnog English
- eggplant English
- eggshell English
- eggspot English
- eggtimer English
- eggtray English
- eggwhisk English
- eggwoman English
- eggy English
- eggyolk English
- ey English
- eyren English
- handegg English
- island English
- nonegg English
- superegg English
- thunderegg English
- ovulum Latin
- ōva Latin
- ōvum Latin
- -s- German
- Eierkuchen German
- Eierkühlhaus German
- Eierlikör German
- Eierpflaume German
- Eiersalat German
- Eierschale German
- Eieruhr German
- Eihülle German
- Eischnee German
- Eiweiß German
- Eiweißstoff German
- Eiweißsynthese German
- Hülle German
- Klebereiweiß German
- Kuchen German
- Kuckuck German
- Kuckucksei German
- Kühlhaus German
- Likör German
- Pflaume German
- Rührei German
- Salat German
- Schale German
- Schnee German
- Sol German
- Solei German
- Speichereiweiß German
- Spiegel German
- Spiegelei German
- Tee German
- Tee-Ei German
- Uhr German
- Weichei German
- Weiß German
- eiern German
- eierschalenfarben German
- eiförmig German
- eiweißhaltig German
- rumeiern German
- rühren German
- weich German
- Eierland Dutch, Flemish
- eeneiig Dutch, Flemish
- ei Dutch, Flemish
- eicel Dutch, Flemish
- eidooier Dutch, Flemish
- eierbal Dutch, Flemish
- eierdooier Dutch, Flemish
- eierkool Dutch, Flemish
- eiermuts Dutch, Flemish
- eierstok Dutch, Flemish
- eigeel Dutch, Flemish
- eisprong Dutch, Flemish
- eivol Dutch, Flemish
- eivorm Dutch, Flemish
- eivormig Dutch, Flemish
- eiwit Dutch, Flemish
- kalkoenenei Dutch, Flemish
- kievietsei Dutch, Flemish
- kievitsei Dutch, Flemish
- kippenei Dutch, Flemish
- luizenei Dutch, Flemish
- roerei Dutch, Flemish
- scharrelei Dutch, Flemish
- spiegelei Dutch, Flemish
- œuf miroir French
- τὰ ᾠά Ancient Greek
- *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Indo-European
- *ajją Proto-Germanic
- æġ Old English
- egge Middle English
- ei Middle English
- egg Old Norse
- påskeæg Danish
- røræg Danish
- æg Danish
- æggebæger Danish
- æggestok Danish
- *(j)aje Proto-Slavic
- *aje, ȃje, *(j)aje Proto-Slavic
- *ajьce Proto-Slavic
- ei Middle Dutch
- ei Old High German
- ձու Old Armenian
- ei Middle High German
- Ee Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Eewäiss Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ve Albanian
- איי Yiddish
- *aij gmw-pro
- *āuyom Proto-Celtic
- *āwyom Proto-Celtic
- salted egg Chinese
- *Hāwyám Proto-Indo-Iranian
- ei Old Saxon
- *ōwom Proto-Italic
- aai Western Frisian
- *ei Old Frisian
- oi Mòcheno
- Oi Pennsylvania German
- Oidodder Pennsylvania German
- Oschderoi Pennsylvania German
- *ōyyón Proto-Hellenic
- ada Crimean Gothic
- igi Aukan
- Uhr
- -s-
- Sol
- Tee
- Weiß
- Solei
- weich
- Salat
- eiern
- Likör
- Hülle
- Tee-Ei
- Rührei
- rühren
- Kuchen
- Schale
- Eiweiß
- Schnee
- Eihülle
- Spiegel
- Eieruhr
- Weichei
- Kuckuck
- Pflaume
- Kühlhaus
- rumeiern
- Eischnee
- eiförmig
- Spiegelei
- Eiersalat
- Eierlikör
- Eierschale
- Kuckucksei
- Eierkuchen
- Eiweißstoff
- Eierpflaume
- Eierkühlhaus
- eiweißhaltig
- Klebereiweiß
- Speichereiweiß
- Eiweißsynthese
- eierschalenfarben