Ei

Betekenis (English)

1. (neuter,strong) egg (all biological senses)
2. (neuter,strong) something egg-shaped
3. (informal,neuter,plural-normally,strong) testicle; ball (also figuratively)
4. (colloquial,in-plural,neuter,strong) bucks (money)
5. (colloquial,derogatory,mildly,neuter,strong,usually,vocative) clown; foolish bloke

Concepten

ei

🥚

bal

teelbal

kloot

slangenei

eendenei

kippenei

noten

testikel

ovum

gonade

zaadbal

Synonyms

Ovum

Hühnerei

Eizelle

Testikel

Hoden

Nuss

Nüsse

Sack

Laich

Gonade

Keimdrüse

Hode

Frischei

Ovulum

Jariken

Oocyte

Dialecten

Basel-Landschaft

ai

Sankt Gallen

aiar

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/aɪ̯/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelhoogduits: ei

Inherited from Oudhoogduits: ei

Cognate with Jiddisch: איי

Cognate with Nederlands: ei

Cognate with Fries: aai

Cognate with Engels: ey

Cognate with Deens: æg

In summary

Inherited from Middle High German ei and Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.
Cognate with Yiddish איי (ey), Dutch ei, West Frisian aai, English ey and egg, Danish æg.