ei-

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Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German īn-, a variation (like eine, eini, eina (“indicating motion into something”)) of the preposition in, from Old High German in, from Proto-Germanic *in, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én. Compare German ein-, English in-, Dutch in-.

Pronunciation

Prefix

ei-

  1. generally indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
    Antonym: aus-

Derived terms

Bavarian terms prefixed with ei-
  • eine (“indicating motion into something”)
  • eini (“indicating motion into something”)
  • eina (“indicating motion into something”)

Finnish

Etymology

< ei

Pronunciation

Prefix

ei-

  1. non-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with ei-

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