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

Related terms

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]

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

See also

• -erei
• -ie

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 1^st-person singular preterite indicative of 1^st 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 1^st-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 2^nd-person plural affirmative imperative of 2^nd 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”).

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:

• 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

See also

• ei