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[edit] English

Eggs in a nest.

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajjam, by Holtzmann's Law from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.

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[edit] Noun

Singular
egg

Plural
eggs

egg (plural eggs)

  1. (zoology, countable) An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, snakes, insects and other animals housing the embryo during its development.
  2. (countable) The egg of a domestic fowl as an item of food.
  3. (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.
  4. (biology, countable) The female primary cell, the ovum.
  5. (mildly pejorative, slang) A woman of Caucasian (Western) nature, who has a desire to learn and immerse herself in the Asian Culture.
  6. (British) An injury on one's head, normally large or noticeable.

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to egg

Third person singular
eggs

Simple past
egged

Past participle
egged

Present participle
egging

to egg (third-person singular simple present eggs, present participle egging, simple past and past participle egged)

  1. To throw eggs at.
  2. (with "on"): To encourage, incite, urge, especially to a foolish act.
  3. To dip in or coat with beaten egg (cooking).

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[edit] Faroese

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajjam, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.

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egg n.

  1. egg

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n23 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative egg eggið egg eggini
Accusative egg eggið egg eggini
Dative eggi egginum egg(j)um egg(j)unum
Genitive egs egsins eggja eggjanna

[edit] Noun

egg f.

  1. blade, edge
  2. border, edge of a cliff

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f8 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative egg eggin eggjar eggjarnar
Accusative egg eggina eggjar eggjarnar
Dative egg eggini eggjum eggjunum
Genitive eggjar eggjarinnar eggja eggjanna

[edit] Icelandic

Declension of egg
(singular) (plural)
(indefinite) (definite) (indefinite) (definite)
nominative egg eggið egg eggin
accusative egg eggið egg eggin
dative eggi egginu eggjum eggjunum
genitive eggs eggsins eggja eggjanna
Other words with the same declension

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  • IPA: [ˈɛɡ̊ː]

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse egg, from from Proto-Germanic *ajjam, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. Cognate with Old English ǣġ (English egg); Swedish ägg; Old High German ei (German Ei).

[edit] Noun

egg n. (genitive singular eggs, plural egg)

  1. (zoology) an egg
  2. an oval shaped object
  3. the ovum

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Declension of egg
(singular) (plural)
(indefinite) (definite) (indefinite) (definite)
nominative egg eggin eggjar eggjarnar
accusative egg eggna eggjar eggjarnar
dative egg eggnni eggjum eggjunum
genitive eggjar eggjarinnar eggja eggjanna
Other words with the same declension


[edit] 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, 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).

[edit] Noun

egg f. (genitive singular eggjar, plural eggjar) egg f. (eggj-ar, egg-jar)

  1. (weapons) the sharp edge of a knife, sword, or similar
  2. a sharp edge on a mountain

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajjam, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.

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egg n.

  1. egg

[edit] Swedish

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egg c.

Inflection for egg Singular Plural
common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative egg eggen eggar eggarna
Genitive eggs eggens eggars eggarnas
  1. The sharp edge of a cutting tool.

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