яйцо

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old East Slavic ꙗице (jaice), from Proto-Slavic *ājьcè, diminutive of *ȃje (“egg”), ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓja (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jajˈt͡so]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

яйцо́ • (jajcó) n inan (genitive яйца́, nominative plural я́йцы, genitive plural яе́ц, relational adjective яе́чны, diminutive яе́чка)

  1. egg
  2. ovum
  3. (colloquial) testicle, ball

Declension
Declension of яйцо́ (inan hard neut-form accent-d reduc)
singular plural
nominative яйцо́
jajcó		 я́йцы
jájcy
genitive яйца́
jajcá		 яе́ц
jajéc
dative яйцу́
jajcú		 я́йцам
jájcam
accusative яйцо́
jajcó		 я́йцы
jájcy
instrumental яйцо́м
jajcóm		 я́йцамі
jájcami
locative яйцы́
jajcý		 я́йцах
jájcax
count form — яйцы́1
jajcý1

1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Synonyms

References
  • “яйцо” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic ꙗице (jaice), from Proto-Slavic *ājьcè, diminutive of *ȃje (“egg”), ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓja (“egg”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [(j)ɪjˈt͡so]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

яйцо́ • (jajcó) n inan (genitive яйца́, nominative plural я́йца, genitive plural яи́ц or я́иц*, relational adjective яи́чный, diminutive яи́чко) (* Colloquial.)

  1. egg
    (proverb) я́йца ку́рицу не у́чат ― jájca kúricu ne účat ― don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs
  2. ovum
  3. (colloquial) testicle, ball, nut, nad, gonad
    Synonyms: мудо́ (mudó), мудё (mudjó), мудя́ (mudjá)
    она́ де́ржит его́ за я́йца ― oná déržit jevó za jájca ― she's got him by the balls

Declension
Declension of яйцо́ (inan neut-form ц-stem accent-d irreg) 
singular plural
nominative яйцо́
jajcó		 я́йца
jájca
genitive яйца́
jajcá		 яи́ц△, я́иц△*
jaíc△, jáic△*
dative яйцу́
jajcú		 я́йцам
jájcam
accusative яйцо́
jajcó		 я́йца
jájca
instrumental яйцо́м
jajcóm		 я́йцами
jájcami
prepositional яйце́
jajcé		 я́йцах
jájcax

△ Irregular.
* Colloquial.

Pre-reform declension of яйцо́ (inan neut-form ц-stem accent-d irreg) 
singular plural
nominative яйцо́
jajcó		 я́йца
jájca
genitive яйца́
jajcá		 яи́цъ△
jaíc△
dative яйцу́
jajcú		 я́йцамъ
jájcam
accusative яйцо́
jajcó		 я́йца
jájca
instrumental яйцо́мъ
jajcóm		 я́йцами
jájcami
prepositional яйцѣ́
jajcě́		 я́йцахъ
jájcax

△ Irregular.

See also
  • всмя́тку (vsmjátku)
  • вкруту́ю (vkrutúju)
  • глазу́нья (glazúnʹja)
  • яи́чница-глазу́нья (jaíšnica-glazúnʹja, jaíčnica-glazúnʹja)
  • болту́нья (boltúnʹja)
  • яи́чница-болту́нья (jaíšnica-boltúnʹja, jaíčnica-boltúnʹja)
  • яйцо́-пашо́т (jajcó-pašót)
  • го́голь-мо́голь (gógolʹ-mógolʹ)
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