Landei

German

Etymology

From Land +‎ Ei.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Landei n (strong, genitive Landeies or Landeis, plural Landeier)

  1. egg from a small, free-range farm
  2. (colloquial, often derogatory or humorous) hillbilly; country bumpkin

Declension

Declension of Landei [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Landei die Landeier
genitive eines des Landeies, Landeis der Landeier
dative einem dem Landei, Landeie1 den Landeiern
accusative ein das Landei die Landeier

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Landei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Landei” in Duden online
  • “Landei” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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