jajce

See also: Jajce

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ājьcè, diminutive of *ȃje (“egg”), ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaj.t͡sɛ/
• Rhymes: -ajt͡sɛ
• Syllabification: jaj‧ce

Noun

jajce

1. nominative/accusative dual of jajko

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ājьcè, diminutive of *ȃje (“egg”), ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jǎːjt͡se/

Noun

jájce n (Cyrillic spelling ја́јце)

1. an egg
2. (mildly vulgar, slang, usually in the plural) ball, testicle

Declension

Declension of jajce

	singular	plural
nominative	jájce	jajca
genitive	jajca	jȃjācā
dative	jajcu	jajcima
accusative	jajce	jajca
vocative	jajce	jajca
locative	jajcu	jajcima
instrumental	jajcem	jajcima

Related terms

• jáje

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ājьcè, diminutive of *ȃje (“egg”), ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓjan (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”). First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jàːjt͡sɛ/

Noun

jájce n

1. egg
2. (mildly vulgar, slang, usually in the plural) ball, testicle

Declension

First neuter declension (soft o-stem) , fixed accent, special accent changes
nom. sing.	jájce
gen. sing.	jájca
	singular	dual	plural
nominative imenovȃlnik	jájce	jájci	jájca
genitive rodȋlnik	jájca	jājc	jājc
dative dajȃlnik	jájcu, jájci	jájcema	jájcem
accusative tožȋlnik	jájce	jájci	jȃjca
locative mẹ̑stnik	jájcu, jájci	jājcih	jājcih
instrumental orọ̑dnik	jájcem	jājcema	jājci
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)	jȃjce	jájci	jájca

Further reading

• “jajce”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “jajce”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references