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The German word for egg is
Ei





egg

Gender

The gender of Ei is neuter. E.g. das Ei.

Plural

The plural of Ei is Eier.

German Definition


egg
     Substantiv:
     [1] Ei
          [1] "The avian egg has evolved so that an embryo can develop in an axenic environment having a need for limited interactions with the extrinsic environment."



Translations for egg and their definitions

Ei
     n. egg (all biological senses)
          Willst du dein Ei hart oder weich? - Do you want your egg hard-boiled or soft-boiled?
          Das befruchtete Ei nistet sich in der Gebärmutter ein. - The fertilised egg nidates in the uterus.
     n. something egg-shaped
     n. (informal usually in the plural) testicle; ball (also figuratively)
          Mal sehen, ob ihr Eier habt! - Let’s see if you guys have balls!
     n. (colloquial in the plural) bucks (money)
          Kost’ dreißig Eier, der Spaß. - This thing costs thirty bucks.
     n. (colloquial usually vocative mildly pejorative) clown; foolish bloke
          Da steht „ziehen“, du Ei. - The sign says “pull”, you clown.


Eizelle
     n-f. ovum


Antreiben
     n. gerund of antreiben
     v. to drive; to drive on; to propel
     v. to incite, to impel


anfeuern
     v. to cheer, root for
     v. to light (i.e. an oven)


Anstacheln
     n. gerund of anstacheln
     v. to incite, pique


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