nejei

Hungarian

Etymology

From neje (“one’s wife”) +‎ -i (possessive suffix), the lexicalization of a modified stem of nő (“woman”) +‎ -ei in its archaic sense “wife”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛjɛji]
• Hyphenation: ne‧jei

Noun

nejei

1. (by contemporary analysis) plural of neje
2. (historically) third-person singular multiple-possession possessive of nő (here: “wife”)

   VIII. Henrik ritkán bánt jól a nejeivel. ― Henry VIII rarely treated his wives well.

Usage notes

For the possessive of nő in the sense “female partner, girlfriend, mistress”, see női.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	—	nejei
accusative	—	nejeit
dative	—	nejeinek
instrumental	—	nejeivel
causal-final	—	nejeiért
translative	—	nejeivé
terminative	—	nejeiig
essive-formal	—	nejeiként
essive-modal	—	nejeiül
inessive	—	nejeiben
superessive	—	nejein
adessive	—	nejeinél
illative	—	nejeibe
sublative	—	nejeire
allative	—	nejeihez
elative	—	nejeiből
delative	—	nejeiről
ablative	—	nejeitől
non-attributive possessive - singular	—	nejeié
non-attributive possessive - plural	—	nejeiéi