яйка

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Alternative forms

jajka — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *ajьko. Compare Polish jajko.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈjajka]
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Noun

я́йка • (jájka) n inan (genitive я́йка, nominative plural я́йкі, genitive plural я́ек)

egg (approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development)
- 1918, Vacłaŭ Łastoŭski, “Damowyje žywioły”, in Niezabudka, Vilnius: Homan, page 41:
  Kury, husi, kački niasuć jajki.
  Hens, geese and ducks lay eggs.
egg (edible egg of a domestic fowl; the contents of such an egg or eggs used as food)
- 1928, Źmitrok Biadula, Дэлегатка, Minsk: ДВБ, page 65:
  Яйкі на патэльні выглядалі, як вялікія залатыя чырвонцы, сала — як растопленае срэбра, а кілбаса — як парэзаная на кавалкі труба архангела Гаўрылы.
  Jajki na patelʹni vyhljadali, jak vjalikija zalatyja čyrvóncy, sala — jak rastópljenaje srebra, a kilbasa — jak parezanaja na kavalki truba arxanhjela Haŭryly.
  The eggs in the frying pan looked like large golden coins, the lard—like molten silver, and the sausage—like sliced pieces of the Archangel Gabriel's trumpet.
- 2017, Вінцэсь Мудроў, “Палёты праз цэнтр Зямлі”, in Забойца анёла. Аповесці і апавяданні, Minsk: Кнігазбор, →ISBN; republished as Забойца анёла (зборнік)‎^[1], Litres, 2019, →ISBN:
  У кухні сквірчаць яйкі на патэльні, і Юрка загадна крычыць: — Есці ідзі! Два разы клікаць не буду.
  U kuxni skvirčacʹ jajki na patelʹni, i Jurka zahadna kryčycʹ: — Jesci idzi! Dva razy klikacʹ nje budu.
  The eggs are sizzling in the frying pan in the kitchen, and Jurka shouts in a commanding tone: "Go eat! I won’t call twice."

Declension

Declension of я́йка (inan velar neut-form accent-a reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	я́йка jájka	я́йкі jájki
genitive	я́йка jájka	я́ек jájek
dative	я́йку jájku	я́йкам jájkam
accusative	я́йка jájka	я́йкі jájki
instrumental	я́йкам jájkam	я́йкамі jájkami
locative	я́йку jájku	я́йках jájkax
count form	—	я́йкі¹ jájki¹

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

Synonyms

яйцо́ n (jajcó)

References

“яйка” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
"яйка" in Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984) at Verbum