Eiweiß

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German

Alternative forms

Eiweiss (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)

Etymology

From earlier Eierweiß, Ei +‎ Weiß.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ̯vaɪ̯s/
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Hyphenation: Ei‧weiß

Noun

Eiweiß n (strong, genitive Eiweißes, plural Eiweiße)

albumen, egg white
Synonym: Albumen
(nutrition) protein
Synonym: Protein

Declension

Declension of Eiweiß

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Eiweiß	die	Eiweiße
genitive	eines	des	Eiweißes	der	Eiweiße
dative	einem	dem	Eiweiß, Eiweiße¹	den	Eiweißen
accusative	ein	das	Eiweiß	die	Eiweiße

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

Eiweißstoff

Hyponyms

Hühnereiweiß, Klebereiweiß, Milcheiweiß, Oberflächeneiweiß, Speichereiweiß

Derived terms

eiweißhaltig

Related terms

Eiweißausfällung, Eiweißausscheidung, Eiweißbedarf, Eiweißfällung, Eiweißmolekül, Eiweißstoff, Eiweißsynthese

Further reading

“Eiweiß” in Duden online
“Eiweiß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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