jajo

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ȃje (egg), ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓja (egg), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (egg).

Pronunciation

Noun

jajo n inan (diminutive jajko)

  1. egg

Declension

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “jajo”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999), “jajo”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

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jajo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ȃje (egg), ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓja (egg), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (egg).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈja.jɔ/
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  • Rhymes: -ajɔ
  • Syllabification: ja‧jo

Noun

jajo n (diminutive jajko, jajeczko, augmentative jajco)

  1. egg
  2. ovum
  3. (mildly vulgar, chiefly in the plural) ball, nut (testicle)

Declension

Derived terms

interjection
verbs

Further reading

  • jajo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • jajo in Polish dictionaries at PWN