ägg

Swedish

/ɛɡː/

noun
Definitions
  • (biology) egg; the female primary cell, the ovum
  • (zoology) egg; 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 hen, goose, quail or other bird used by humans as food.
  • (uncountable) The contents of one or more (hen's usually) eggs used as a food.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish æg inherited from Old Norse egg (egg, edge) 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

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Kanji

卵

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