ej

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See also: EJ, éj, -ej, and -ej-

Albanian

Interjection

ej

  1. a call for attention. hey!, oi!
    Synonyms: hej, o
    ej ti, ku shkon?hey you, where are you going?
  2. (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

  • 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]‎ (in Albanian), 1980

Danish

Etymology 1

See eje (to own).

Pronunciation

Verb

ej

  1. imperative of eje

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eigi.

Pronunciation

Adverb

ej

  1. (literary or poetic) not
Synonyms

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Interjection

ej

  1. (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!

French

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ej

  1. (Acadia, Quebec, Louisiana, colloquial) I

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛj

Interjection

ej

  1. indicates anger, like when telling someone off
  2. indicates surprise

Related terms

Further reading

  • 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 Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Latvian

Verb

ej

  1. inflection of iet:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Noun

ej m inan

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter e.

See also

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Interjection

ej

  1. expresses annoyance or displeasure
  2. (informal) used to call someone's attention; hey

Further reading

  • ej in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ej in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From hej through elision of the voiceless glottal fricative (h-dropping).

Pronunciation

Interjection

ej

  1. Expresses annoyance or displeasure
  2. (informal) Used to call someone's attention; hey!, oi!

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse eigi. Cognate with Icelandic ei. Seemingly unrelated to Finnish ei.

Pronunciation

Adverb

ej (not comparable)

  1. (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

May also be used over longer synonym inte in informal chatting online because of its shortness.

Synonyms

References

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation

Interjection

ej

  1. whoops

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “eh”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon

Zhuang

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Verb

ej (Sawndip forms ⿰韋倚 or ⿱丄一, 1957–1982 spelling )

  1. to have sex; to copulate