Osterei

See also: osterei

German

Etymology

Compound of Ostern (“Easter”) +‎ Ei (“egg”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Osterei n (strong, genitive Ostereies, plural Ostereier, diminutive Ostereichen n)

  1. Easter egg

Declension

Declension of Osterei [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Osterei die Ostereier
genitive eines des Ostereies der Ostereier
dative einem dem Osterei, Ostereie1 den Ostereiern
accusative ein das Osterei die Ostereier

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

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