ей

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare English hey, Polish hej, Serbo-Croatian ej.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

ей (ej)

  1. hey! (interjection to get someone's attention)

Kamassian

Adverb

ей (ej)

  1. no
  2. not

References

  • Donner, Kai R. (1944) “ei̯”, in Kamassisches Wörterbuch nebst Sprachproben und Hauptzügen der Grammatik, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura

Russian

Alternative forms

  • ней (nej)when used after a preposition
  • е́ю (jéju), не́ю (néju)dated, poetic or dialectal

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ей (jej)

  1. dative/instrumental of она́ (oná)