"egg" meaning in Icelandic

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛkː/
Rhymes: -ɛkː Etymology: From Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. Cognate with Old English ǣġ (obsolete English ey); Swedish ägg; Old High German ei (German Ei). Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|egg}} Old Norse egg, {{inh|is|gem-pro|*ajją}} Proto-Germanic *ajją, {{inh|is|ine-pro|*h₂ōwyóm}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm, {{cog|ang|ǣġ}} Old English ǣġ, {{cog|goh|ei}} Old High German ei Head templates: {{is-noun|@@:egg}} egg n (genitive singular eggs, nominative plural egg) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|n.j|id=egg}} Forms: eggs [genitive, singular], egg [nominative, plural], neuter [table-tags], egg [indefinite, nominative, singular], eggið [definite, nominative, singular], egg [indefinite, nominative, plural], eggin [definite, nominative, plural], egg [accusative, indefinite, singular], eggið [accusative, definite, singular], egg [accusative, indefinite, plural], eggin [accusative, definite, plural], eggi [dative, indefinite, singular], egginu [dative, definite, singular], eggjum [dative, indefinite, plural], eggjunum [dative, definite, plural], eggs [genitive, indefinite, singular], eggsins [definite, genitive, singular], eggja [genitive, indefinite, plural], eggjanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (zoology) an egg Tags: neuter Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-egg-is-noun--aOY~hXQ Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. an oval shaped object Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-egg-is-noun-DtYuxrOX
  3. the ovum Tags: neuter Synonyms: eggfruma
    Sense id: en-egg-is-noun-D~Tx7vi6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Food and drink
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0 0 0 0 Derived forms: arnaregg (english: eagle's egg), álptaregg (english: swan's egg), dúfuegg (english: dove's egg), eggjahvíta (english: egg white), eggjarauða, eggjablómi (english: egg yolk), eggjasalad, eggjaskurn, hrafnsegg (english: raven's egg), höggormsegg (english: snake's egg), kríuegg, liggja á eggjum (english: to brood, sit on eggs), páskaegg, verpa eggi (english: to lay an egg), æðaregg (english: eider duck's egg)

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛkː/
Rhymes: -ɛkː Etymology: Inherited from Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *agjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Cognates include Old Frisian egg, Old Saxon eggia, Dutch egge; Old English ecg (English edge); Old High German egga (German Ecke); Swedish egg. The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin aciēs (“edge, sharpness”), Ancient Greek ἀκίς (akís, “point”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|is|non|egg|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Norse egg, {{inh+|is|non|egg}} Inherited from Old Norse egg, {{inh|is|gem-pro|*agjō}} Proto-Germanic *agjō, {{der|is|ine-pro|*h₂eḱ-|t=sharp, pointed}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”), {{cog|ofs|egg}} Old Frisian egg, {{cog|osx|eggia}} Old Saxon eggia, {{cog|nl|egge}} Dutch egge, {{cog|ang|ecg}} Old English ecg, {{cog|en|edge}} English edge, {{cog|goh|egga}} Old High German egga, {{cog|de|Ecke}} German Ecke, {{cog|sv|egg}} Swedish egg, {{cog|la|aciēs|t=edge, sharpness}} Latin aciēs (“edge, sharpness”), {{cog|grc|ἀκίς|t=point}} Ancient Greek ἀκίς (akís, “point”) Head templates: {{is-noun|@@:edge}} egg f (genitive singular eggjar, nominative plural eggjar) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|f,,jar.j.dat-:ju􂀿in fixed expressions􂁀/-|id=edge}} Forms: eggjar [genitive, singular], eggjar [nominative, plural], feminine [table-tags], egg [indefinite, nominative, singular], eggin [definite, nominative, singular], eggjar [indefinite, nominative, plural], eggjarnar [definite, nominative, plural], egg [accusative, indefinite, singular], eggina [accusative, definite, singular], eggjar [accusative, indefinite, plural], eggjarnar [accusative, definite, plural], egg [dative, indefinite, singular], eggju [dative, indefinite, singular], egginni [dative, definite, singular], eggjum [dative, indefinite, plural], eggjunum [dative, definite, plural], eggjar [genitive, indefinite, singular], eggjarinnar [definite, genitive, singular], eggja [genitive, indefinite, plural], eggjanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (weaponry) the sharp edge of a knife, sword, or similar Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Weapons Synonyms: blað
    Sense id: en-egg-is-noun-68iDekD8 Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  2. a sharp edge on a mountain Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Eggs, Poultry
    Sense id: en-egg-is-noun-9KNjDkrY Disambiguation of Eggs: 21 11 9 21 38 Disambiguation of Poultry: 19 8 3 16 54 Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Icelandic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 3 5 3 7 6 6 6 6 6 1 3 3 2 2 7 1 1 5 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 6 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 2 3 2 3 7 0 0 5 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 17 4 1 18 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Food and drink Derived forms: fjallsegg, með oddi og egg, með oddi og eggju
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈɛkː/"
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      "rhymes": "-ɛkː"
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}

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