ей

Bulgarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɛj]

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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^[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura

Russian

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jej]

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Pronoun

ей • (jej)

1. dative/instrumental of она́ (oná)