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eierlegend

German, adjective/ˈaɪ̯ɐˌleːɡənt/

eierlegend is a German adjective meaning “egg-laying, oviparous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “dazu (biologisch) veranlagt, Eier zu legen”.

What does eierlegend mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    egg-laying, oviparous

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. dazu (biologisch) veranlagt, Eier zu legen

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of eierlegend

  • eierlegender masculine nominative singular
  • eierlegende feminine nominative singular
  • eierlegendes neuter nominative singular
  • eierlegenden genitive masculine singular
  • eierlegendem dative masculine singular
  • der eierlegende definite includes-article masculine
  • die eierlegende definite feminine includes-article
  • das eierlegende definite includes-article neuter
  • die eierlegenden definite includes-article nominative
  • des eierlegenden definite genitive includes-article
  • der eierlegenden definite feminine genitive
  • dem eierlegenden dative definite includes-article
  • den eierlegenden dative definite includes-article

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce eierlegend?

  • /ˈaɪ̯ɐˌleːɡənt/
  • [ˈaɪ̯ɐˌleːɡŋ̍t]
  • [ˈaɪ̯ɐˌleːɡn̩t]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to eierlegend

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.