яйце

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic аице (aice), from Proto-Slavic *ājьcè, diminutive of *ȃje (“egg”), ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓja (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

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Noun

яйце́ • (jajcé) n (relational adjective я́йцев or я́йчен)

1. egg
2. ovum

Declension

Derived terms

• яйца́т (jajcát, “oval, egg-shaped”)
• яйцеви́ден (jajcevíden, “egg-shaped”)

References

• “яйце”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “яйце”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

From Old East Slavic ꙗице (jaice), from Proto-Slavic *ājьcè, diminutive of *ȃje (“egg”), ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓja (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

Noun

яйце́ • (jajcé) n

1. egg

   Яйце є доднесь нероздїлнов частёв великоднёго кошарика. ― Jajce je dodnesʹ nerozdjilnov častjov velykodnjoho košaryka. ― To this day, the egg is an integral part of the Easter basket.

2. ovum

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic ꙗице (jaice), from Proto-Slavic *ājьcè, diminutive of *ȃje (“egg”), ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓja (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

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Noun

яйце́ • (jajcé) n inan

1. prepositional singular of яйцо́ (jajcó)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic ꙗице (jaice), from Proto-Slavic *ājьcè, diminutive of *ȃje (“egg”), ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓja (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

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Noun

яйце́ • (jajcé) n inan (genitive яйця́, nominative plural я́йця, genitive plural яє́ць, relational adjective яйце́вий or яє́чний, diminutive яє́чко)

1. egg
2. (in the plural) balls, testicles

Declension

References

• Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “яйце́”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “яйце”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka