Definition
An oval structure with a shell laid by female birds and often used as food.
Translations
- English
- egg
- Français
- œuf
- Türkçe
- yumurta
- Polski
- jajko
- Русский
- яйцо
- Українська
- яйце
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Ei
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
egg
/das ˈaɪ̯/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Eier
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Ei ist noch warm.NominativSing.The egg is still warm.
- Zum Frühstück koche ich ein Ei.AkkusativSing.I boil an egg for breakfast.
- Ich gebe dem Ei etwas Salz.DativSing.I add some salt to the egg.
- Die Schale des Eis ist glatt.GenitivSing.The eggshell is smooth.
- Die Eier kochen im Topf.NominativPlur.The eggs are boiling in the pot.
- Wir kaufen sechs Eier.AkkusativPlur.We buy six eggs.
- Aus den Eiern macht sie einen Salat.DativPlur.She makes a salad from the eggs.
- Die Schalen der Eier sind sehr dünn.GenitivPlur.The shells of the eggs are very thin.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Ei/aɪ̯/
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Article phrase
das Ei/das ˈaɪ̯/
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Plural
Eier/ˈaɪ̯ɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Ei | die Eier |
| Akkusativ | das Ei | die Eier |
| Dativ | dem Ei | den Eiern |
| Genitiv | des Eis | der Eier |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationein Ei kochen
- Collocationein Ei schälen
- Collocationein Ei essen
- Collocationein Ei braten
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Narrower termHühnerei
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Ei“ is a simple, non-transparent compound noun.
Word family
- Eierbecher
- Eierbecher
- Eierschale
- Eidotter