ej
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
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
See eje (“to own”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ej
- imperative of eje
Etymology 2 edit
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Adverb edit
ej
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Etymology 3 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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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!
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Pronoun edit
ej
- (Acadia, Quebec, Missouri, New England, Louisiana, colloquial) I
Hungarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
ej
- indicates anger, like when telling someone off
- indicates surprise
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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 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 edit
Verb edit
ej
- inflection of iet:
Lower Sorbian edit
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Noun edit
ej m inan
- The name of the Latin-script letter e/E.
See also edit
Polish edit
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ej
Further reading edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
From hej through elision of the voiceless glottal fricative (h-dropping).
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ej
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.
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Ye'kwana edit
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Interjection edit
ej
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