яйце

See also: аице and ꙗице

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic аице (aice), from Proto-Slavic *ājьcè, diminutive of *ȃje (“egg”), ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓja (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɐjˈt͡sɛ]

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Noun

яйце́ • (jajcé) n (relational adjective я́йцев or я́йчен)

1. egg
2. ovum

Declension

Declension of яйце́

	singular	plural
indefinite	яйце́ jajcé	яйца́ jajcá
definite	яйце́то jajcéto	яйца́та jajcáta

Derived terms

• яйца́т (jajcát, “oval, egg-shaped”)
• яйцеви́ден (jajcevíden, “egg-shaped”)

References

• “яйце”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “яйце”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

From Old East Slavic ꙗице (jaice), from Proto-Slavic *ājьcè, diminutive of *ȃje (“egg”), ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓja (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

Noun

яйце́ • (jajcé) n

1. egg

   Яйце є доднесь нероздїлнов частёв великоднёго кошарика. ― Jajce je dodnesʹ nerozdjilnov častjov velykodnjoho košaryka. ― To this day, the egg is an integral part of the Easter basket.

2. ovum

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic ꙗице (jaice), from Proto-Slavic *ājьcè, diminutive of *ȃje (“egg”), ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓja (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [(j)ɪjˈt͡sɛ]

Noun

яйце́ • (jajcé) n inan

1. prepositional singular of яйцо́ (jajcó)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic ꙗице (jaice), from Proto-Slavic *ājьcè, diminutive of *ȃje (“egg”), ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓja (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɐi̯ˈt͡sɛ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Hyphenation: яй‧це

Noun

яйце́ • (jajcé) n inan (genitive яйця́, nominative plural я́йця, genitive plural яє́ць, relational adjective яйце́вий or яє́чний, diminutive яє́чко)

1. egg
2. (in the plural) balls, testicles

Declension

Declension of яйце́
(inan soft neut-form accent-d reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	яйце́ jajcé	я́йця jájcja
genitive	яйця́ jajcjá	яє́ць jajécʹ
dative	яйцю́ jajcjú	я́йцям jájcjam
accusative	яйце́ jajcé	я́йця jájcja
instrumental	яйце́м jajcém	я́йцями jájcjamy
locative	яйцю́, яйці́ jajcjú, jajcí	я́йцях jájcjax
vocative	яйце́ jajcé	я́йця jájcja

References

• Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “яйце́”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “яйце”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka