jei

See also: -jei, je'i, jéí, and jéì

Cornish

Noun

jei

1. Soft mutation of chei.

Gun

Alternative forms

• jéyì (Benin)

Etymology

From jé +‎ yì (“to go”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒé.jì/, /d͡ʒé.ì/

Verb

jéì (Nigeria)

1. to be going

   Yẹ́n jéì àzọ́n mẹ̀ tò afọ́nnu ― I'm going to work in the morning

Japanese

Romanization

jei

1. Rōmaji transcription of ジェイ

Latgalian

Etymology

Akin to Lithuanian ji.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɛ̀i̯]
• Hyphenation: jei

Pronoun

jei

1. she

Usage notes

• 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

Declension of jei

	singular	plural
nominative	jei	juos
genitive	juos	jūs
dative	jai	jom
accusative	jū	juos
locative	jimā	jimuos

See also

Latgalian personal pronouns

	first	second	third (a.)		third (l.)
			m	f	m	f
singular	es	tu	jis	jei	šys	šei
plural	mes	jius	jī	juos	šī	šuos

References

• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 37

Lithuanian

Etymology

Related to jis (“he”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jæj]

Conjunction

jéi

1. if (supposing that)

Synonyms

• jeigu

Further reading

• “jei”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jää.

Noun

jei

1. ice

Mokilese

Verb

jei (progressive jeijeijei)

1. (intransitive) to paddle
2. (intransitive) to go by boat

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977