Rührei
German
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scrambled eggs in a pan
Etymology
Compound of rühren (“to stir”) + Ei (“egg”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʀyːɐ̯ˌʔaɪ̯]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Rühr‧ei
Noun
Rührei n (genitive Rühreies, plural Rühreier)
- (food) scrambled eggs
Declension
Declension of Rührei
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Rührei | die | Rühreier |
genitive | eines | des | Rühreies, Rühreis | der | Rühreier |
dative | einem | dem | Rührei, Rühreie1 | den | Rühreiern |
accusative | ein | das | Rührei | die | Rühreier |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Synonyms
- (Austria) Eierspeise
Hypernyms
- Eierspeise
Further reading
- “Rührei” in canoo.net
- Rührei in Duden online
- “Rührei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Rührei” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Rührei” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon