nejei
Hungarian
Etymology
From neje (“one’s wife”) + -i (possessive suffix), the lexicalization of a modified stem of nő (“woman”) + -ei in its archaic sense “wife”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ ˈnɛjɛji]
- Hyphenation: ne‧jei
Noun
nejei
- (by contemporary analysis) plural of neje or (historically) third-person singular multiple-possession possessive of nő (here: “wife”)
- VIII. Henrik ritkán bánt jól a nejeivel. ― Henry VIII rarely treated his wives well.
Usage notes
For the possessive of nő in the sense “female partner, girlfriend, mistress”, see női.
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | — | nejei |
| accusative | — | nejeit |
| dative | — | nejeinek |
| instrumental | — | nejeivel |
| causal-final | — | nejeiért |
| translative | — | nejeivé |
| terminative | — | nejeiig |
| essive-formal | — | nejeiként |
| essive-modal | — | nejeiül |
| inessive | — | nejeiben |
| superessive | — | nejein |
| adessive | — | nejeinél |
| illative | — | nejeibe |
| sublative | — | nejeire |
| allative | — | nejeihez |
| elative | — | nejeiből |
| delative | — | nejeiről |
| ablative | — | nejeitől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | — | nejeié |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | — | nejeiéi |