jei
Cornish edit
Noun edit
jei
- Soft mutation of chei.
Gun edit
Alternative forms edit
- jéyì (Benin)
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
jéì (Nigeria)
- to be going
- Yẹ́n jéì àzọ́n mẹ̀ tò afọ́nnu ― I'm going to work in the morning
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
jei
Latgalian edit
Etymology edit
Akin to Lithuanian ji.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
jei
Usage notes edit
- In reported speech, when referring to the author, an inflection of šei is used.
- In reported speech, when referring to the addressee, an inflection of tu is used.
Declension edit
Declension of jei
See also edit
Latgalian personal pronouns
References edit
- Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 37
Lithuanian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
jéi
- if (supposing that)
Synonyms edit
References edit
Further reading edit
- “jei”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
Livonian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *jää.
Noun edit
jei