"a-egg" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

IPA: /ˈɑːˌɛɡ/, [ˈɑːˌɛɡː] Audio: Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «a-egg».ogg Forms: a-egget [definite, singular], a-egg [indefinite, plural], a-egga [definite, plural], a-eggene [definite, plural], A-egg [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛɡ Etymology: PIE word *h₂ōwyóm From a- (“first or best in rank or quality”) + egg (“egg”). The first element is a- (“first or best in rank or quality”), from the use of the letter A (“A”) to denote the first or highest rank or quality. The second element, egg (“egg”), is inherited from Old Norse egg n (“egg”), from Proto-Germanic *ajją (“egg”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|nb|ine-pro}}, {{langname|ine-pro}} Proto-Indo-European, {{word|nb|ine|h₂ōwyóm|id=}}, {{PIE word|nb|h₂ōwyóm}} PIE word *h₂ōwyóm, {{prefix|nb|a|egg|t1=first or best in rank or quality|t2=egg}} a- (“first or best in rank or quality”) + egg (“egg”) Head templates: {{nb-noun-irreg|n|a-egget|a-egg|a-egga|dp2=a-eggene}} a-egg n (definite singular a-egget, indefinite plural a-egg, definite plural a-egga or a-eggene)
  1. (agriculture) class A egg; an egg in the highest commercial quality class, approved for sale to consumers Tags: neuter

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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