ey
English
/eɪ/
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) An egg.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ei inherited from Old English ǣġ (egg) inherited from *aij inherited from Proto-Germanic *ajją (egg) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (egg).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂ōwyóm
Gloss
egg
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Classifier
Kanji
卵
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Hong Kong Island English
- Queen Elizabeth Islands English
- Sable Island English
- Wallops Island English
- afteregg English
- egg English
- egg hunt English
- egg yolk English
- egg-bound English
- egg-shaped English
- eggball English
- eggbeater English
- eggbox English
- eggburger English
- eggcrate English
- eggcup English
- egger English
- eggery English
- eggette English
- eggfruit English
- egghead English
- eggheaded English
- egghot English
- eggie English
- egglayer English
- egglaying English
- eggless English
- egglike English
- eggman English
- eggmass English
- eggnog English
- eggplant English
- eggshell English
- eggspot English
- eggtimer English
- eggtray English
- eggwhisk English
- eggwoman English
- eggy English
- eggyolk English
- eyren English
- ghost island English
- half-island English
- handegg English
- interisland English
- intraisland English
- island English
- islander English
- islandful English
- islandic English
- islandish English
- islandly English
- islandness English
- islandwide English
- islandy English
- land English
- microisland English
- nanoisland English
- nonegg English
- paleoisland English
- superegg English
- thunderegg English
- ovulum Latin
- ōva Latin
- ōvum Latin
- Ei German
- Eierkuchen German
- Eierkühlhaus German
- Eierlikör German
- Eierpflaume German
- Eiersalat German
- Eierschale German
- Eieruhr German
- Eihülle German
- Eischnee German
- Eiweiß German
- Kuckucksei German
- Rührei German
- Solei German
- Spiegelei German
- Tee-Ei German
- Weichei German
- eiern German
- eiförmig German
- τὰ ᾠά Ancient Greek
- *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Indo-European
- *ajją Proto-Germanic
- agg Swedish
- アイランド Japanese
- agg Norwegian Nynorsk
- æg Old English
- ægwyrt Old English
- æġ Old English
- ǣġ Old English
- egge Middle English
- ei Middle English
- eyren Middle English
- iland Middle English
- aga Old Norse
- egg Old Norse
- *(j)aje Proto-Slavic
- *aje, ȃje, *(j)aje Proto-Slavic
- *ajьce Proto-Slavic
- ei Old High German
- ձու Old Armenian
- ei Middle High German
- ve Albanian
- *aij gmw-pro
- *ei Old Dutch
- *āuyom Proto-Celtic
- *āwyom Proto-Celtic
- salted egg Chinese
- *Hāwyám Proto-Indo-Iranian
- ei Old Saxon
- *ōwom Proto-Italic
- *ei Old Frisian
- ailan Tok Pisin
- oi Mòcheno
- *ōyyón Proto-Hellenic
- ada Crimean Gothic
- aelan Pijin
- ailan Torres Strait Creole
- igi Aukan
- egg
- eggy
- land
- egger
- eyren
- eggie
- nonegg
- egghot
- eggery
- eggcup
- eggnog
- eggbox
- eggman
- island
- egglike
- eggette
- eggball
- eggmass
- handegg
- eggyolk
- eggtray
- egghead
- islandy
- eggless
- eggspot
- egglayer
- afteregg
- eggwhisk
- egg hunt
- islandly
- eggwoman
- eggshell
- eggcrate
- eggplant
- superegg
- eggfruit
- egg yolk
- islander
- islandic
- eggtimer
- egg-bound
- eggbeater
- islandful
- egglaying
- eggburger
- islandish
- eggheaded
- islandness
- islandwide
- egg-shaped
- thunderegg
- nanoisland
- paleoisland
- microisland
- intraisland
- half-island
- interisland
- Sable Island
- ghost island
- Wallops Island
- Hong Kong Island
- Queen Elizabeth Islands