Hühnerei

== German == === Etymology === From Huhn (“chicken, hen”) +‎ Ei (“egg”) with epenthesis of -er including umlaut. === Pronunciation === === Noun === Hühnerei n (strong, genitive Hühnereies or Hühnereis, plural Hühnereier) hen's egg, chicken egg ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Hühnerei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Hühnerei” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Hühnerei” in Duden online