Wachtelei

German

Etymology

From Wachtel (“quail”) +‎ Ei (“egg”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaxtəlˌʔaɪ̯/
  • Hyphenation: Wach‧tel‧ei
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Wachtelei n (strong, genitive Wachteleies or Wachteleis, plural Wachteleier)

  1. quail egg

Declension

Declension of Wachtelei [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Wachtelei die Wachteleier
genitive eines des Wachteleies, Wachteleis der Wachteleier
dative einem dem Wachtelei, Wachteleie1 den Wachteleiern
accusative ein das Wachtelei die Wachteleier

1Now rare, see notes.

  • Wachteleiersalat (“quail egg salad”)

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