eineiig

German

Etymology

From ein (“one”) +‎ Ei (“egg”) +‎ -ig, literally “one-eggy”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌaɪ̯.ɪç/, [ˈʔaɪ̯nˌʔaɪ̯.ɪç], [ˈʔaɪ̯ˌnaɪ̯.ɪç]
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Adjective

eineiig (strong nominative masculine singular eineiiger, not comparable)

monozygotic, identical (twins)
Synonym: monozygot (only in specialist parlance)

Antonym: zweieiig

Declension

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Descendants

→ Luxembourgish: eeneeëg (calque)

Further reading

“eineiig” in Duden online

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