äggvita

Swedish

Etymology

From ägg (“egg”) +‎ vit (“white”). Compare Old Norse eggja-hvíta (“egg-white”).

Noun

äggvita c

1. (countable, uncountable) egg white

   Synonym: vita

2. (chiefly in compounds and some expressions) protein

   Synonym: protein

Declension

Declension of äggvita

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	äggvita	äggvitas
	definite	äggvitan	äggvitans
plural	indefinite	äggvitor	äggvitors
	definite	äggvitorna	äggvitornas

Derived terms

• äggviteämne (“protein”)

See also

• äggula (“egg yolk”)

References

• “äggvita”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “äggvita”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “äggvita”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)