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Albanian
[edit]Interjection
[edit]ej
- a call for attention. hey!, oi!
- (archaic) yes
- Synonym: po
- 1592, Luca Matranga, chapter 2, in E Mbësuame e Krështerë [The Albanian Christian Doctrine], page 8, lines 10–11:
- éei pǽr chíjr tǽ chríxtit Zótit tínæ
- éj për hír të kríshtit Zótit tínë
- Yes, for the grace of Christ our Lord.
References
[edit]- “ej”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- “ej”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1] (in Albanian), 1980
Danish
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]See eje (“to own”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ej
- imperative of eje
Etymology 2
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[edit]Adverb
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Synonyms
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]ej
- (colloquial) used to express surprise, irritation, reproach, annoyance and other emotions
- Ej, hvor er den nuttet!
- Aw, how cute it is!
- Ej, det mener du ikke!
- Urgh, you cannot be serious!
- Ej, hvor er den nuttet!
French
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Hungarian
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[edit]Interjection
[edit]ej
- indicates anger, like when telling someone off
- indicates surprise
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- ej in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- ej in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
Latvian
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[edit]ej
- inflection of iet:
Lower Sorbian
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[edit]Noun
[edit]ej m inan
- The name of the Latin-script letter e/E.
See also
[edit]- (Latin-script letter names) a, bej, cej, čet, ćej, dej, ej, ět, ef, gej, ha, cha, i, jot, ka, eł, el, em, en, ejn, o, pej, er, ejŕ, es, eš, śej, tej, u, wej, y, zet, žet, źej
Polish
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[edit]Interjection
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Further reading
[edit]- ej in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ej in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hej through elision of the voiceless glottal fricative (h-dropping).
Pronunciation
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse eigi. Cognate with Icelandic ei. Seemingly unrelated to Finnish ei.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]ej (not comparable)
- (often formal or poetic outside certain expressions) not
- Tro det eller ej.
- Believe it or not.
- (Jag) Vet ej.
- (I) Don't know.
- Gäller ej.
- Does not apply.
Usage notes
[edit]May also be used over longer synonym inte in informal chatting online because of its shortness.
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- ej in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- ej in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- ej in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Ye'kwana
[edit]ALIV | ej |
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Brazilian standard | ej |
New Tribes | ej |
Pronunciation
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References
[edit]- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “eh”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[2], Lyon
Zhuang
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ʔe˥/
- Tone numbers: e3
- Hyphenation: ej
Verb
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