яйце

See also: аице and ꙗице

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ajьce, diminutive of *(j)aje, *ȃje, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɐjˈt͡sɛ/

Noun

яйце́ • (jajcé) n

1. egg
2. ovum

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [(j)ɪjˈt͡sɛ]

Noun

(deprecated template usage) яйце́ • (jajcé) n inan

1. prepositional singular of яйцо́ (jajcó)

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Rusyn

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ajьce, diminutive of *(j)aje, *ȃje, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.

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

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ajьce.

Pronunciation

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Noun

яйце́ • (jajcé) n inan (genitive яйця́, nominative plural я́йця)

1. egg

References

• 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