яйце

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See also: аице and ꙗице

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 (jajcén (relational adjective я́йцев or я́йчен)

  1. egg
  2. ovum

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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 (jajcén

  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 (jajcén 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 (jajcén inan (genitive яйця́, nominative plural я́йця, genitive plural яє́ць, relational adjective яйце́вий or яє́чний, diminutive яє́чко)

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

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