egg
An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles,…An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell during its development.
» We buy eggs by the dozen.
Мы покупаем яйца дюжинами.
Ми купуємо яйця дюжинами.
Meaning
20 senses(countable, uncountable)An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell during its development.
An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, often housing an embryo within a membrane or shell during its development.
(countable, specifically)The (usually) non-developing, edible egg (sense 1.1) of a domestic fowl such as a duck, goose, or, especially, chicken; (uncountable) the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food.
We made a big omelette with three eggs for breakfast.
I should determine the minimal amount of egg required to make good mayonnaise.
Ei
яйцо́jajcó
яйце́jajcé
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
(broadly, countable)A food item shaped to resemble an egg (sense 1.1.1), such as a chocolate egg.
(also, countable, uncountable)Synonym of ovum (“the female gamete of an animal”); an egg cell.
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
(countable)A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg (sense 1.1).
A thing which looks like or is shaped like an egg (sense 1.1).
(countable, uncountable)A swelling on one's head, usually large or noticeable, resulting from an injury.
ши́шкаšíška
(countable, uncountable)Chiefly in egg and dart: an ornamental oval moulding alternating in a row with dart or triangular shapes.
(countable, uncountable)A score of zero; specifically (cricket), a batter's failure to score; a duck egg or duck's egg.
(countable, dated, uncountable)A bomb or mine.
(countable, uncountable)A would-be spark, especially one created by an overweight spaceship and that leads to a pattern's destruction.
(countable, uncountable)A golf ball.
Senses relating to people.
(countable, dated, figuratively, informal, uncountable)A person; a fellow.
a bad egg a good egg a tough egg Cheerio, old egg!
Examples
1589 sentencesWe buy eggs by the dozen.
Ми купуємо яйця дюжинами.
ruМы покупаем яйца дюжинами.
How would you like your eggs?
Як тобі приготувати яйця?
ruКак Вам приготовить яйца?
deWie willst du deine Eier?
I usually eat eggs for breakfast.
Я зазвичай їм на сніданок яйця.
ruОбычно я на завтрак ем яйца.
I always have eggs for breakfast.
На сніданок я завжди їм яйця.
ruНа завтрак я всегда ем яйца.
deZum Frühstück esse ich immer ein Ei.
Where did Tom get these eggs?
Звідкиля у Тома ці яйця?
Translations
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Origin
The noun is derived from Middle English eg, egg, egge (“egg of a domestic or wild fowl; egThe noun is derived from Middle English eg, egg, egge (“egg of a domestic or wild fowl; egg of a snake”) [and other forms] (originally Northern England and Northeast Midlands), from Old Norse egg (“egg”), from Proto-Germanic *ajją (“egg”) (by Holtzmann’s law), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”), probably from *h₂éwis (“bird”), from *h₂ew- (“to consume”). Doublet of huevo, oeuf, and ovum.
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Forms
plural: eggsSynonyms
14 synonymsWord family
189 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Food and drink — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- an an egg
- eggs for breakfast
- a dozen eggs
- buy some eggs
- how many eggs
- dozen eggs
- some eggs
- bacon and eggs
- scrambled eggs
- boiled eggs
- easter easter eggs
- eggs in the