mei
Aiwoo
Verb
mei
- to sleep
References
- Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007), “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, issue 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Atong (India)
Alternative forms
- mai
- me
Etymology
From English May.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mej/
Noun
mei (Bengali script মেয় or মেই)
- May
Synonyms
- jetja
References
- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.
Chuukese
Verb
mei
- (transitive, copulative) Alternative form of mi (“to be”)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛi̯/
audio (file) - Homophone: mij
Noun
mei m (uncountable)
- May
Descendants
- Afrikaans: Mei
- Jersey Dutch: Māi
- Negerhollands: maj
- → Caribbean Hindustani: mai
- → Malay: Mei
- Indonesian: Mei
- → Papiamentu: mei
- → Trió: mei
See also
- (Gregorian calendar months) maanden van de gregoriaanse kalender; januari, februari, maart, april, mei, juni, juli, augustus, september, oktober, november, december (Category: nl:Months)
Anagrams
- iem., Mie
East Central German
Etymology
Cognate to German mein.
Pronoun
mei
- (Silesian, Gebirgsschlesisch, Breslauisch) my (mine)
Declension
Breslauisch:
Masculine Singular | Feminine Singular | Neuter Singular | Plural of all Genders | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nominative | mei, mei' | meine | mei, mei' | meine |
Genitive | meines | meines | meiner | |
Dative | meinem, me'm | meiner | meinem, me'm | meinen |
Accusative | meinen, me'n | meine | mei, mei' | meine |
Gebirgsschlesisch:
Masculine Singular | Feminine Singular | Neuter Singular | Plural of all Genders | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nominative | mei | meine | mei | meine |
Dative | memm mem | menner | memm mem | men'n menn men |
Accusative | men'n menn men | meine | mei | meine |
See also
- ihch/iech; ich (1st ps. sg. personal pronoun)
- dei & Dei (2nd ps. sg.); sei (3rd ps. sg. m. & n.), ihr (3rd ps. sg. f.); insa / inser (1st ps. pl.)
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin milium. Compare Italian miglio, Venetian méjo, Romanian mei, Dalmatian mail, Catalan mill, Spanish mijo.
Noun
mei m (plural mei)
- millet
Italian
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.i/
- Rhymes: -ɛi
- Hyphenation: mè‧i
Adjective
mei
- masculine plural of meo
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.i/
- Rhymes: -ɛi
- Hyphenation: mè‧i
Verb
mei
- inflection of meare:
- second-person singular present indicative
- first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛj/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛj
- Hyphenation: mèi
Adjective
mei (invariable)
- (archaic) Alternative form of meglio
Adverb
mei
- (archaic) Alternative form of meglio
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛj/[2]
- Rhymes: -ɛj
- Hyphenation: mèi
Noun
mei m (invariable)
- (archaic) Alternative form of mezzo
References
- mei in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- mei in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Anagrams
- -ime, emi, emi-, ime, mie
Japanese
Romanization
mei
- Rōmaji transcription of めい
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈme.iː/, [ˈmeiː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈme.i/, [ˈmɛːi]
Pronoun
meī
- genitive singular of ego: "of me".
Pronoun
meī
- nominative masculine plural of meus: "my (plural masculine noun or noun phrase)"
- genitive masculine singular of meus: "of my (singular masculine noun or noun phrase)"
- genitive neuter singular of meus: "of my (singular neuter noun or noun phrase)"
- vocative masculine plural of meus: "my (plural masculine noun or noun phrase)"
Ligurian
Noun
mei ? (please provide plural)
- apple
Limburgish
Alternative forms
- Méï (Eupen)
- Mai (Krefeld)
- Meie (Selfkant)
Noun
mei
- May (month)
See also
mei on the Limburgish Wikipedia.Wikipedia li
Mandarin
Romanization
mei
- Nonstandard spelling of méi.
- Nonstandard spelling of měi.
- Nonstandard spelling of mèi.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Meyah
Noun
mei
- water
References
- G. P. Reesink, Languages of the Eastern Bird's Head (2002), page 5: 'water': Meyah mei
Mizo
Etymology 1
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *maj (“fire”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mej (“fire”).
Noun
mei
- fire
Etymology 2
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *C-maj (“tail”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-maj ~ m-raj (“tail; penis”).
Noun
mei
- tail
- stern (of a ship)
References
- Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “mei”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society
North Frisian
Etymology
From Latin māius.
Noun
mei m
- (Föhr-Amrum) May
See also
- months of the year in Föhr-Amrum North Frisian: janewoore, febrewoore, marts, april, mei, jüüne, jüüle, august, september, oktuuber, nofember, deetsember
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
mei m (definite singular meien, indefinite plural meier, definite plural meiene)
- alternative form of meie
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- meid
Etymology
From Old Norse meiðr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛɪː/
Noun
mei m (definite singular meien, indefinite plural meiar, definite plural meiane)
- runner of a sled, skid
References
- “mei” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “mei”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
- “Meid” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
Anagrams
- eim, ime, mie
Old French
Pronoun
mei
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of moi
Papiamentu
Etymology 1
From Portuguese meio and Kabuverdianu meiu.
Adjective
mei
- half
- middle
Etymology 2
From Dutch mei.
Noun
mei
- May
See also
Months of the year: yanüari (“January”), febrüari (“February”), mart (“March”), aprel (“April”), mei (“May”), yüni (“June”), yüli (“July”), ougùstùs (“August”), sèptèmber (“September”), oktober (“October”), novèmber (“November”), desèmber (“December”).
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German mein, Dutch mijn, English my.
Adjective
mei
- (possessive) my
Inflection
masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative and accusative | mei | mei | mei | mei |
dative | meim | meinre | meim | meine |
Romanian
Etymology 1
From Latin meī, masculine plural of meus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mej]
- Rhymes: -ej
Determiner
mei
- masculine plural of meu
Etymology 2
From Latin milium, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mej/
Noun
mei n (plural meiuri)
- millet
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) mei | meiul | (niște) meiuri | meiurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) mei | meiului | (unor) meiuri | meiurilor |
vocative | meiule | meiurilor |
Synonyms
- păsat
Sassarese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmei/
Adjective
mei
- masculine/feminine plural of méiu
- masculine/feminine plural of meu
Pronoun
mei m pl or f pl
- masculine/feminine plural of méiu
- masculine/feminine plural of meu
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʌj/
Pronoun
mei (personal, emphatic)
- (South Scots) me
See also
- A
- is
Tongan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me.i/
Noun
mei
- breadfruit
Preposition
mei
- from
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian mith, mit, mei, mithi, mithe, methe (“with”), from Proto-Germanic *midi (“with”), from Proto-Indo-European *medʰi-, *meta (“with”).
Pronunciation
- (Clay) IPA(key): /mai̯/
- (Wood) IPA(key): /mɛi̯/
Preposition
mei
- with
- kontakt mei oare talen ― contact with other languages
Further reading
- “mei”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Zou
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Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *maj, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mej. Cognates include Khumi Chin mai and Tibetan མེ (me).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məi̯˧˩/
Noun
mèi
- fire
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 64