Hühnerei

German

Etymology

From Huhn (“chicken, hen”) +‎ Ei (“egg”) with epenthesis of -er including umlaut.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Hühnerei n (strong, genitive Hühnereies or Hühnereis, plural Hühnereier)

  1. hen's egg, chicken egg

Declension

Declension of Hühnerei [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Hühnerei die Hühnereier
genitive eines des Hühnereies, Hühnereis der Hühnereier
dative einem dem Hühnerei, Hühnereie1 den Hühnereiern
accusative ein das Hühnerei die Hühnereier

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Hühnerei” in Duden online
  • “Hühnerei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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