-ei

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ei"

Chuukese

Suffix

-ei

  1. (added to possessive nouns) my
  2. (added to verbs as an indirect object) me
  3. added to nouns to form verbs
Chuukese possessive determiners
Small objects, concepts Large objects, living things Suffix
Singular First person ai nei -ei
Second person omw, om noum -om
Third person an noun -an
Plural First person äm (exclusive)
ach (inclusive) 		nöu̇m (exclusive)
nöüch (inclusive) 		-em (exclusive)
-ach (inclusive)
Second person ämi, ami noumi -emi
Third person ar nour -er

See also

German

Alternative forms

  • -ey (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German -īe, borrowed from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aɪ̯]

Suffix

-ei f (plural -eien)

  1. site or building where a characteristic activity is conducted
    Der Bäcker arbeitet in der Bäckerei.
    The baker works in the bakery.
  2. used to create abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality, like English -y
  3. Alternative form of -erei, used with verb stems ending -el- or -er-

Derived terms

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See also

Gothic

Romanization

-ei

  1. Romanization of -𐌴𐌹

Hungarian

Etymology

-e (“possessive suffix”) +‎ -i (“possessive plural”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛʲi]

Suffix

-ei

  1. (possessive suffix) his/her/its ... -s (third-person singular, multiple possessions)
    terv (“plan”) → a tervei (“his/her/its plans”)
  2. (possessive suffix) your ... -s (second-person singular and plural formal, multiple possessions)
    a maga tervei, az ön tervei - your (singular, formal) plans
    a maguk tervei, az önök tervei - your (plural, formal) plans

Usage notes

  • (possessive suffix) Variants:
    -i is added to words ending in a vowel except -i. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
    -ai is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant
    -ei is added to some front vowel words ending in a consonant
    -jai is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i
    -jei is added to some front vowel words ending in a consonant or the vowel -i

See also

  • Category:Hungarian noun forms
  • Appendix:Hungarian possessive suffixes

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin hĕbui / (h)ĕ(bu)i, which stems from classical Latin habuī, first-person singular perfect of habeō. See -erei.

Suffix

-ei

  1. Used with a stem to form the first-person singular past historic of regular -ere verbs

Latin

Suffix

-eī

  1. nominative masculine plural of -eus
  2. genitive masculine singular of -eus
  3. genitive neuter singular of -eus
  4. vocative masculine plural of -eus

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • -ey (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese -ei, from Latin -āvī.

Suffix

-ei

  1. forms the 1st-person singular preterite indicative of 1st conjugation verbs; appended to the stem
    rezar (“to pray”) + ‎-ei → ‎rezei (“I prayed”)

Etymology 2

From Old Portuguese -ei, from ei (“I have”).

Suffix

-ei

  1. forms the 1st-person singular future indicative of verbs; appended to the infinitive
    rezar (“to pray”) + ‎-ei → ‎rezarei (“I will pray”)

Etymology 3

From Old Portuguese -ede, from Latin -ite.

Suffix

-ei

  1. forms the 2nd-person plural affirmative imperative of 2nd conjugation verbs; appended to the stem
    comer (“to eat”) + ‎-ei → ‎comei (“eat (you all)”)

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • -lei (for feminine nouns ending a stressed vowel or diphthong)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *illaei, merger of Latin illī (dative feminine singular of ille) and -ae (“first-declension ending”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ej/

Suffix

-ei f

  1. (definite article) the (feminine singular, genitive and dative)

Usage notes

This form of the definite article is used for feminine nouns in the genitive and dative cases which end in -ă or in an unstressed vowel:

The suffix is also used with feminine singular adjectives in the genitive and dative cases to make the articulated definite form, often for emphasis, and it is used before the noun it modifies:

  • nisipul frumoasei plaje, from nisipul plajei frumoase (both meaning "the beautiful beach's sand")
  • -l (masculine/neuter singular nominative and accusative)
  • -a (feminine singular nominative and accusative)
  • -i (masculine/neuter plural nominative and accusative)
  • -le (feminine plural nominative and accusative)
  • -lui (masculine/neuter singular genitive and dative)
  • -lor (plural genitive and dative)

See also

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