Albanian

Verb

eja

1. come

Related terms

• jakë

Related terms

• vij
• eci
• iki

Latvian

Etymology

Derived from the present stem ej- of the verb iet ‎(“to go”) +‎ -a by J. Alunāns, this word replaced a previously used Germanism gaņģis (cf. German Gang). The word was accepted by A. Kronvalds, by whose influence it entered the standard language. Cognates include Lithuanian ėjà ‎(“gait, walk, movement; passage, cave”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛja]

Noun

eja f (4th declension)

1. passageway, tunnel, corridor, hallway, aisle etc. where one can go on foot

   galvenā eja‎ ― gangway (lit. main passage)

   vārtu eja‎ ― gate passage, gateway

   šaura eja‎ ― wide passage

   slepena eja‎ ― secret passage'

   aizsprotot eju‎ ― to obstruct the passage

   un tad viņš... pa vidus eju starp soliem devās uz durvīm‎ ― and then he went to the door by the middle passage between the benches

2. (of animals) hole, den, burrow created by the animal itself

   kurmji rok pat līdz 1 metram dziļas ejas, kas nobeidza paplašinājumā: ligzdā‎ ― moles dig passages of up to 1 meter of length, ending in a winder, larger space: the next

3. (of body or body parts) canal, passage connecting organs, cavities, etc.

   auss iekšēja eja‎ ― the inner ear passage canal

   deguna ejas‎ ― nasal passages

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

• iet

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “eja”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Sardinian

Adverb

eja

1. yes