Ei

Meaning

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

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aɪ̯/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Der Nudelteig ist ohne Ei .

The pasta dough is egg-free.