-ei
( added to possessive nouns ) my ( added to verbs as an indirect object ) me added to nouns to form verbs FromMiddle High German -īe Old French -ie Latin -ia Doublet of-ie
IPA (key ) : [aɪ̯] Takes the stress of the resulting word. -ei f plural -eien
Forming names of sites or buildings where a characteristic activity is conducted. Bäcker ( “ baker ” ) + -ei → Bäckerei ( “ bakery ” ) Forming names of regions or countries. Mongole -ei → Mongolei ( “ Mongolia ” ) Used to create abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality :-y alternative form of-erei -ei
romanization of-𐌴𐌹 -e ( possessive suffix ) +-i ( possessive plural )
-ei
possessive suffix for multiple possessions: ( with no noun for possessor ) his ,her ,its ……-s ( third-person singular; the pronounő ( “ s/he ” ) being optional for emphasis ) terv ( “ plan ” ) →a tervei ( “ his /her /its plans ” ) ,az ő tervei ( “ his/her plans ” ) szék ( “ chair ” ) →a székei ( “ his /her /its chairs ” ) ,az ő székei ( “ his/her chairs ” ) ( with no noun for possessor, formal ) your ……-s ( second-person singular, grammatically resembling the third person sg. ) terv ( “ plan ” ) →a tervei ( “ your [formal] plans ” ) ,az ön tervei , a maga tervei ( “ your [formal] plans ” ) construed witha noun or certain pronouns as the possessor: ……’s ……-s , ……-s of ……( third-person sg. or pl., depending on the noun or pronoun ) az ember(nek a) tervei the person’s plans a gyerek(nek a) székei the child’s chairs az emberek(nek a) tervei the people’s plans a gyerekek(nek a) székei the children’s chairs az önök tervei , a maguk tervei your (plural, formal) plans azok(nak a) tervei the plans of those ki(k)nek a székei ? whose chairs ? (possessive suffix ) Variants:-i -i . Final-a changes to-á- ; final-e changes to-é- . The latter feature distinguishes it from the-i ( adjective-forming suffix ) , which does not lengthen the preceding-a/-e. -ai -ei -jai -i -jei -i If the possessed noun is in the plural and the possessor is expressed in English with a possessive pronoun only (rather than a noun), e.g. “their toys ” (as opposed to “the children’s toys”), the-ik/-aik/-eik/-jaik/-jeik FromVulgar Latin hĕbui /(h)ĕ(bu)i , which stems from classicalLatin habuī habeō -erei
-ei (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix )
used with a stem to form thefirst-person singular past historic of regular-ere -eī
inflection of-eus nominative / vocative masculine plural genitive masculine / neuter singular Old Galician-Portuguese [ edit ] Inherited fromLatin -āvī
-ei (1st conj. )
a suffix indicating thefirst-person singular preterite indicative of a verb in-ar amar ( “ to love ” ) + -ei → amei ( “ [I] loved ” ) cantar ( “ to sing ” ) + -ei → cantei ( “ [I] sang ” )
Inherited fromOld Galician-Portuguese -ei Vulgar Latin *-āī , syncope ofLatin -āvī Galician -ei Spanish -é Italian French -ai
-ei (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix )
a suffix indicating the first-person singular preterite indicative of-ar amar ( “ to love ” ) + -ei → amei ( “ [I] loved ” ) cantar ( “ to sing ” ) + -ei → cantei ( “ [I] sang ” ) FromOld Galician-Portuguese -ei ei ( “ I have ” ) .
-ei (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix )
a suffix indicating the first-person singular future indicative of-ar rezar ( “ to pray ” ) + -ei → rezarei ( “ I will pray ” ) a suffix indicating the first-person singular future indicative of-er bater ( “ to beat ” ) + -ei → baterei ( “ I will beat ” ) a suffix indicating the first-person singular future indicative of-ir rugir ( “ to roar ” ) + -ei → rugirei ( “ I will roar ” ) FromOld Galician-Portuguese -ede Latin -ite
-ei (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix )
a suffix indicating the second-person plural imperative of-er comer ( “ to eat ” ) + -ei → comei ( “ eat (you all) ” ) -lei for feminine nouns ending a stressed vowel or diphthong FromLatin illaei
-ei f
( definite article ) the ( feminine singular,genitive anddative ) This form of the definite article is used for feminine nouns in the genitive and dative cases which end in-ă or in an unstressed vowel:
The suffix is also used with feminine singular adjectives in the genitive and dative cases to make the articulated definite form, often for emphasis, and it is used before the noun it modifies:
-l ( masculine/neuter singular nominative and accusative ) -a ( feminine singular nominative and accusative ) -i ( masculine/neuter plural nominative and accusative ) -le ( feminine plural nominative and accusative ) -lui ( masculine/neuter singular genitive and dative ) -lor ( plural genitive and dative ) 
