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das Ei

/aɪ̯/ noun · neuter A1
  1. egg (all biological senses) · Willst du dein Ei hart oder weich? Do you want your egg hard-boiled or soft-boiled?· Das befruchtete Ei nistet sich in der Gebärmutter ein. The fertilised egg nidates in the uterus.
  2. something egg-shaped
  3. testicle, ball (informal) · Bei der OP wurden ihr die Eier entfernt. Her balls were removed during the surgery.
  4. balls, guts, courage (figuratively, informal) · Mal sehen, ob ihr Eier habt! Let’s see if you guys have balls!
  5. bucks (money) (colloquial) · Kost’ dreißig Eier, der Spaß. This thing costs thirty bucks.
  6. clown; foolish bloke (colloquial, derogatory) · Da steht „ziehen“, du Ei. [The sign] says “pull”, you clown.

Genitive des Eies · Plural die Eier

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Noun forms

SingularPlural
Nominativedas Eidie Eier
Accusativedas Eidie Eier
Dativedem Ei / Eieden Eiern
Genitivedes Eies / Eisder Eier

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Von dieser Reise kehrte er nicht zurück: Er starb im November 1930 im Eis, mit nur fünfzig Jahren.
Alfred Wegener und die wandernden Kontinente, p. 1 · B2

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