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яйцо

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Belarusian

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).

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Noun

яйцо́ (jajcón inan (genitive яйца́, nominative plural я́йцы, genitive plural яе́ц, relational adjective яе́чны, diminutive яе́чка)

  1. egg
  2. ovum
  3. (colloquial) testicle, ball

Declension

Synonyms

References

  • яйцо” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

Etymology

Inherited 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)ɪjˈt͡so]
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Noun

яйцо́ (jajcón inan (genitive яйца́, nominative plural я́йца, genitive plural яи́ц or я́иц*, relational adjective яи́чный, diminutive яи́чко) (* Colloquial.)

  1. egg
    (proverb) я́йца ку́рицу не у́чатjájca kúricu ne účatdon't teach your grandmother to suck eggs
  2. ovum
  3. (colloquial) testicle, ball, nut, nad, gonad
    Synonyms: мудо́ (mudó), мудё (mudjó), мудя́ (mudjá)
    она́ де́ржит его́ за я́йцаoná déržit jevó za jájcashe's got him by the balls

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