ei-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ei"

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

• IPA^(key): /aɪ̯/
• IPA^(key): /aɛ̯/, /æː/ (East Central, Vienna)

Prefix

ei-

1. generally indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something

   Antonym: aus-

Derived terms

Bavarian terms prefixed with ei-

Related terms

• eine (“indicating motion into something”)
• eini (“indicating motion into something”)
• eina (“indicating motion into something”)

Finnish

Etymology

< ei

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈei̯-/, [ˈe̞i̯-]

Prefix

ei-

1. non-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with ei-

Further reading

• “ei-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02