"ei" meaning in Middle High German

See ei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛi̯/ (note: before 13ᵗʰ CE)
Etymology: Inherited from Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|gmh|goh|ei|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old High German ei, {{inh+|gmh|goh|ei}} Inherited from Old High German ei, {{inh|gmh|gmw-pro|*aij}} Proto-West Germanic *aij, {{inh|gmh|gem-pro|*ajją}} Proto-Germanic *ajją, {{inh|gmh|ine-pro|*h₂ōwyóm}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm Head templates: {{gmh-noun|g=n}} ei n Inflection templates: {{gmh-ndecl|((n.zstem.decllemma:eig,ei<n.zstem>))}} Forms: neuter strong [table-tags], ein [indefinite, nominative, singular], daȥ [definite, nominative, singular], ei [nominative, noun, singular], diu [definite, nominative, plural], eiger [nominative, noun, plural], eier [nominative, noun, plural], eines [genitive, indefinite, singular], dës [definite, genitive, singular], eiges [genitive, noun, singular], eies [genitive, noun, singular], dër [definite, genitive, plural], eiger [genitive, noun, plural], eier [genitive, noun, plural], eime [dative, indefinite, singular], dëm [dative, definite, singular], eige [dative, noun, singular], eie [dative, noun, singular], dën [dative, definite, plural], eigern [dative, noun, plural], eiern [dative, noun, plural], ein [accusative, indefinite, singular], daȥ [accusative, definite, singular], ei [accusative, noun, singular], diu [accusative, definite, plural], eiger [accusative, noun, plural], eier [accusative, noun, plural]
  1. egg Tags: neuter
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      "text": "Alemannic German:"
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.",
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      "form": "neuter strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmh-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "2 strong",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "daȥ",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "noun",
        "singular"
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      "form": "diu",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "eier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "dës",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "eiges",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "eies",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiger",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
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        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dëm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "eigern",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "daȥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "diu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiger",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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  ],
  "lang": "Middle High German",
  "lang_code": "gmh",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Middle High German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 47 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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        "egg"
      ],
      "id": "en-ei-gmh-noun-NHB8P0Df",
      "links": [
        [
          "egg",
          "egg"
        ]
      ],
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        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛi̯/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ei"
}
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      "depth": 1,
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Central Franconian: Ei, Ää, Aai"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
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            "1": "lb",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Luxembourgish: Ee"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "de",
            "2": "Ei"
          },
          "expansion": "German: Ei",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German: Ei"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.",
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      "form": "neuter strong",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "form": "gmh-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "2 strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "daȥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "diu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiger",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eines",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dës",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiges",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eies",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiger",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dëm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eige",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eigern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daȥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "diu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiger",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eier",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "ei n",
      "name": "gmh-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "((n.zstem.decllemma:eig,ei<n.zstem>))"
      },
      "name": "gmh-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle High German",
  "lang_code": "gmh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle High German entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle High German lemmas",
        "Middle High German neuter class 2 strong nouns",
        "Middle High German neuter nouns",
        "Middle High German nouns",
        "Middle High German nouns with multiple stems",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Old High German",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 47 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "egg"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "egg",
          "egg"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛi̯/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ei"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle High German dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-23 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-20 using wiktextract (0c0c1f1 and 4230888). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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