jajko

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjajkɔ/

Noun

jajko n

1. diminutive of jajo

Declension

Declension of jajko

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	jajko	jajce	jajka
Genitive	jajka	jajkowu	jajkow
Dative	jajkoju, jajku	jajkoma	jajkam
Accusative	jajko	jajce	jajka
Instrumental	jajkom	jajkoma	jajkami
Locative	jajku	jajkoma	jajkach

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “jajko”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “jajko”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

jajko

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaj.kɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ajkɔ
• Syllabification: jaj‧ko

Noun

jajko n (diminutive jajeczko, augmentative jajo)

1. egg

   Coordinate terms: białko, skorupka, żółtko

Declension

Declension of jajko

	singular	plural
nominative	jajko	jajka
genitive	jajka	jajek
dative	jajku	jajkom
accusative	jajko	jajka
instrumental	jajkiem	jajkami
locative	jajku	jajkach
vocative	jajko	jajka

Derived terms

• jajko na miękko
• jajko na twardo

Derived terms

(noun):

• jajko Kolumba

Related terms

(noun):

• jajo

Further reading

• jajko in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• jajko in Polish dictionaries at PWN