"Ei" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /aɪ̯/ Audio: De-Ei.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪ̯ Etymology: Inherited from Middle High German ei and Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. Cognate with Yiddish איי (ey), Dutch ei, West Frisian aai, English ey and egg, Danish æg. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|de|gmh|ei|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle High German ei, {{inh+|de|gmh|ei}} Inherited from Middle High German ei, {{inh|de|goh|ei}} Old High German ei, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*aij}} Proto-West Germanic *aij, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*ajją}} Proto-Germanic *ajją, {{inh|de|ine-pro|*h₂ōwyóm}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm, {{cog|yi|איי}} Yiddish איי (ey), {{cog|nl|ei}} Dutch ei, {{cog|fy|aai}} West Frisian aai, {{cog|en|ey}} English ey, {{cog|da|æg}} Danish æg Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,er|dim=chen,erchen,lein}} Ei n (strong, genitive Eies or Eis, plural Eier, diminutive Eichen n or Eierchen n or Eilein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,er}} Forms: Eies [genitive], Eis [genitive], Eier [plural], Eichen [diminutive, neuter], Eierchen [diminutive, neuter], Eilein [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Ei [nominative, singular], Eier [definite, nominative, plural], Eies [genitive, singular], Eis [genitive, singular], Eier [definite, genitive, plural], Ei [dative, singular], Eie [dative, singular], Eiern [dative, definite, plural], Ei [accusative, singular], Eier [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. egg (all biological senses) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Ei-de-noun-akR3GQ2p Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 16 22 22 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 25 15 25 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 24 15 24 17
  2. something egg-shaped Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Ei-de-noun-DIaYN90y Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 16 22 22 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 25 15 25 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 24 15 24 17
  3. (informal, usually in the plural) testicle; ball (also figuratively) Tags: informal, neuter, plural-normally, strong Categories (lifeform): Eggs
    Sense id: en-Ei-de-noun-FaQEuXZ7 Disambiguation of Eggs: 21 16 36 15 12 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 16 22 22 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 25 15 25 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 24 15 24 17
  4. (colloquial, in the plural) bucks (money) Tags: colloquial, in-plural, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Ei-de-noun-H~phwDKR Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 16 22 22 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 25 15 25 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 24 15 24 17
  5. (colloquial, usually vocative, mildly derogatory) clown; foolish bloke Tags: colloquial, derogatory, mildly, neuter, strong, usually, vocative
    Sense id: en-Ei-de-noun-NWwhLRam Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 16 22 22 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 25 15 25 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 24 15 24 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 'n Appel und 'n Ei, Eieruhr, eiförmig, Eigelb, Eiklar, Eiweiß, Landei, Osterei, Oster-Ei, Rührei, Spiegelei, Straußenei, Straussenei, Tee-Ei, Teeei, Weichei

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "eiförmig"
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          "english": "The fertilised egg nidates in the uterus.",
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          "english": "Let’s see if you guys have balls!",
          "text": "Mal sehen, ob ihr Eier habt!",
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        {
          "english": "This thing costs thirty bucks.",
          "text": "Kost’ dreißig Eier, der Spaß.",
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          "english": "[The sign] says “pull”, you clown.",
          "text": "Da steht „ziehen“, du Ei.",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle High German ei and Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.\nCognate with Yiddish איי (ey), Dutch ei, West Frisian aai, English ey and egg, Danish æg.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Eies",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eier",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eichen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eierchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eilein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eies",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eiern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Eier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s,er",
        "dim": "chen,erchen,lein"
      },
      "expansion": "Ei n (strong, genitive Eies or Eis, plural Eier, diminutive Eichen n or Eierchen n or Eilein n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s,er"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Do you want your egg hard-boiled or soft-boiled?",
          "text": "Willst du dein Ei hart oder weich?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The fertilised egg nidates in the uterus.",
          "text": "Das befruchtete Ei nistet sich in der Gebärmutter ein.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "egg (all biological senses)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "egg",
          "egg"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "something egg-shaped"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German informal terms",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Let’s see if you guys have balls!",
          "text": "Mal sehen, ob ihr Eier habt!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "testicle; ball (also figuratively)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "testicle",
          "testicle"
        ],
        [
          "ball",
          "ball"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, usually in the plural) testicle; ball (also figuratively)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "neuter",
        "plural-normally",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German colloquialisms",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This thing costs thirty bucks.",
          "text": "Kost’ dreißig Eier, der Spaß.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bucks (money)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "buck",
          "buck"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, in the plural) bucks (money)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "in-plural",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German colloquialisms",
        "German derogatory terms",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "[The sign] says “pull”, you clown.",
          "text": "Da steht „ziehen“, du Ei.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clown; foolish bloke"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "clown",
          "clown"
        ],
        [
          "foolish",
          "foolish"
        ],
        [
          "bloke",
          "bloke"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, usually vocative, mildly derogatory) clown; foolish bloke"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "derogatory",
        "mildly",
        "neuter",
        "strong",
        "usually",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aɪ̯/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Ei.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/34/De-Ei.ogg/De-Ei.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/De-Ei.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪ̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ei"
}

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