Ei

/aɪ̯/

das noun A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Eier

Meaning

  1. egg

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

œuf

œuf is the French word for the same thing — both mean "egg."

Portuguese

ovo

ovo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "egg."

Practice

1 What does Ei mean?

2 Fill the gap: Zum Frühstück isst er ein ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ei?

See also

nouncore-vocabulary

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