-ei
Chuukese
Suffix
-ei
- (added to possessive nouns) my
- (added to verbs as an indirect object) me
- added to nouns to form verbs
Related terms
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
- ai
- nei
- ngang
German
Alternative forms
- -ey (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle High German -īe, borrowed from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aɪ̯]
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Suffix
-ei f (plural -eien)
- Forming names of sites or buildings where a characteristic activity is conducted.
- Bäcker (“baker”) + -ei → Bäckerei (“bakery”)
- Forming names of regions or countries.
- Mongole + -ei → Mongolei (“Mongolia”)
- Used to create abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality: -y
- Alternative form of -erei
Derived terms
- Lombardei, Slowakei, Tschechei, Türkei
See also
- -erei
- -ie
Gothic
Romanization
-ei
- Romanization of -𐌴𐌹
Hungarian
Etymology
-e (possessive suffix) + -i (possessive plural)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɛji]
Suffix
-ei
- possessive suffix for multiple possessions:
- (with no noun for possessor) his, her, its ……-s (third-person singular; the pronoun ő (“s/he”) being optional for emphasis)
- terv (“plan”) → a tervei (“his/her/its plans”), az ő tervei (“his/her plans”)
- szék (“chair”) → a székei (“his/her/its chairs”), az ő székei (“his/her chairs”)
- (with no noun for possessor, formal) your ……-s (second-person singular, grammatically resembling the third person sg.)
- terv (“plan”) → a tervei (“your [formal] plans”), az ön tervei, a maga tervei (“your [formal] plans”)
- construed with a noun or certain pronouns as the possessor: ……’s ……-s, ……-s of …… (third-person sg. or pl., depending on the noun or pronoun)
- az ember(nek a) tervei ― the person’s plans
- a gyerek(nek a) székei ― the child’s chairs
- az emberek(nek a) tervei ― the people’s plans
- a gyerekek(nek a) székei ― the children’s chairs
- az önök tervei, a maguk tervei ― your (plural, formal) plans
- azok(nak a) tervei ― the plans of those
- ki(k)nek a székei? ― whose chairs?
- (with no noun for possessor) his, her, its ……-s (third-person singular; the pronoun ő (“s/he”) being optional for emphasis)
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-. The latter feature distinguishes it from the -i (adjective-forming suffix), which does not lengthen the preceding -a/-e.
- -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
- If the possessed noun is in the plural and the possessor is expressed in English with a possessive pronoun only (rather than a noun), e.g. “their toys” (as opposed to “the children’s toys”), the -ik/-aik/-eik/-jaik/-jeik suffixes are required in Hungarian.
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 (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)
- used with a stem to form the first-person singular past historic of regular -ere verbs
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /e.iː/, [eiː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.i/, [ei]
Suffix
-eī
- inflection of -eus:
- nominative/vocative masculine plural
- genitive masculine/neuter singular
Old Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Latin -āvī.
Suffix
-ei (1st conj.)
- a suffix indicating the first-person singular preterite indicative of a verb in -ar
- amar (“to love”) + -ei → amei (“[I] loved”)
- cantar (“to sing”) + -ei → cantei (“[I] sang”)
Descendants
- Galician: -ei
- Portuguese: -ei
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- -ey (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈej/ [ˈeɪ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɐj/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈej/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈe/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Portuguese -ei, from Latin -āvī. Cognate with Galician -ei, Spanish -é, and Italian and French -ai.
Suffix
-ei
- a suffix indicating the first-person singular preterite indicative of a verb in -ar
- amar (“to love”) + -ei → amei (“[I] loved”)
- cantar (“to sing”) + -ei → cantei (“[I] sang”)
See also
- -i
Etymology 2
From Old Portuguese -ei, from ei (“I have”).
Suffix
-ei
- 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
- forms the 2nd-person plural affirmative imperative of 2nd conjugation verbs; appended to the stem
- comer (“to eat”) + -ei → comei (“eat (you all)”)
Related terms
- -ais (negative)
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
- (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:
- mamei, from mamă, fem.
- națiunei, from națiune, fem.
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")
Related terms
- -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
- ei