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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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
яйце́ • (jajcé) n (relational adjective я́йцев or я́йчен)
- egg
- ovum
Declension
Derived terms
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
- 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.
- 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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
яйце́ • (jajcé) n inan
- 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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
яйце́ • (jajcé) n inan (genitive яйця́, nominative plural я́йця, genitive plural яє́ць, relational adjective яйце́вий or яє́чний, diminutive яє́чко)
- egg
- (in the plural) balls, testicles
Declension
Declension of яйце́ (inan soft neut-form accent-d reduc)
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