ei-
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ei"
Bavarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German īn-, a variation (like eine, eini, eina (“indicating motion into something”)) of the preposition in, from Old High German in, from Proto-Germanic *in, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én. Compare German ein-, English in-, Dutch in-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
ei-
- generally indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
- Antonym: aus-
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- eine (“indicating motion into something”)
- eini (“indicating motion into something”)
- eina (“indicating motion into something”)
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
< ei
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
ei-
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “ei-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
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- Bavarian terms inherited from Middle High German
- Bavarian terms derived from Middle High German
- Bavarian terms derived from Old High German
- Bavarian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Bavarian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Bavarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bavarian lemmas
- Bavarian prefixes
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Finnish lemmas
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