jajo

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjajɔ/

Noun

jajo n inan (diminutive jajko)

  1. egg

Declension
Declension of jajo
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative jajo jaji jaja
Genitive jaja jajowu jajow
Dative jajoju, jaju jajoma jajam
Accusative jajo jaji jaja
Instrumental jajom jajoma jajami
Locative jaju jajoma jajach

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

Polish
jajo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ȃje.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈja.jɔ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ajɔ
  • Syllabification: ja‧jo

Noun

jajo n (diminutive jajko or jajeczko, augmentative jajco)

  1. egg
  2. ovum
  3. (chiefly in the plural, mildly vulgar) ball, nut (testicle)
  4. (in the plural, colloquial, mildly vulgar) balls, testicles
  5. (in the plural, colloquial, mildly vulgar) fun, amusement

Declension
Declension of jajo
singular plural
nominative jajo jaja
genitive jaja jaj
dative jaju jajom
accusative jajo jaja
instrumental jajem jajami
locative jaju jajach
vocative jajo jaja

Derived terms
interjection
verbs

Further reading
  • jajo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • jajo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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