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ägg

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See also: agg and agg.

Swedish

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ett brunt ägg (hönsägg) [a brown egg (hen's egg)]
ett strutsägg [an ostrich egg]

Etymology

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From Old Swedish æg, from Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ägg n

  1. (zoology, countable) an egg (approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, snakes, insects and other animals housing the embryo during its development)
    1. (countable) an egg (used as food, usually from a domestic fowl, especially a chicken)
      koka ägg
      boil eggs
      knäcka ett ägg
      crack an egg
      skala ett ägg
      peel an egg
      äggskal
      eggshell
      ett hårdkokt / löskokt ägg
      a hard-boiled / soft-boiled egg
      äggula / gula
      egg yolk / yolk
      Swedish orthography turns triple consonants in compounds into double consonants, hence "äggula" and not "ägggula."
      äggvita / vita
      egg white / white
    2. (uncountable) egg (the contents of one or more (hen's usually) eggs used as a food)
  2. (by extension) an egg (something resembling an egg)
    chokladägg
    chocolate egg
  3. (cytology, countable) an egg (egg cell)
    Synonym: äggcell

Declension

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Declension of ägg
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ägg äggs
definite ägget äggets
plural indefinite ägg äggs
definite äggen äggens
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See also

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References

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