æg
Danish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse egg n (“egg”), from Proto-Germanic *ajją, cognate with Norwegian egg, Swedish ägg, German Ei (English egg is a loan from Old Norse). The Germanic noun derives from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”), cf Latin ōvum, Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión), and Polish jajo.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
æg n (singular definite ægget, plural indefinite æg)
Usage notes[edit]
When used as the first part of a compound, an -e interfix may be inserted. This is usually optional, e.g. æggeleder/ægleder, æggebakke/ægbakke, æggeskal/ægskal. One form may be more common at a given time.
Declension[edit]
References[edit]
“æg,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse egg f (“edge”), from Proto-Germanic *agjō, cognate with English edge and German Ecke (“corner”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
æg c (singular definite æggen, plural indefinite ægge)
Declension[edit]
References[edit]
“æg,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
æg
- imperative of ægge
Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ǣġer — combining form
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ǣġ n (nominative plural ǣġru)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Old Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajją.
Noun[edit]
æg n
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Swedish: ägg
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish neuter nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- Danish non-lemma forms
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
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- Old English z-stem nouns
- ang:Eggs
- ang:Food and drink
- ang:Poultry
- Old Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Old Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Old Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Swedish lemmas
- Old Swedish nouns
- Old Swedish neuter nouns
- Old Swedish ja-stem nouns