Interjection

ejCategory:Albanian lemmas#EJCategory:Albanian interjections#EJCategory:Albanian entries with incorrect language header#EJCategory:Pages with entries#EJCategory:Pages with 12 entries#EJ

1. a call for attention. hey!, oi!

   Synonyms: hej, o

   Ej ti, ku shkon? ― Hey you, where are you going?Category:Albanian terms with usage examples#EJ

2. (archaicCategory:Albanian terms with archaic senses#EJ) yes

   Synonym: po

   • 1592, Luca Matranga, chapter 2, in E Mbësuame e Krështerë [The Albanian Christian Doctrine], page 8, lines 10–11:

     éei pǽr chíjr tǽ chríxtit Zótit tínæ

     éj për hír të kríshtit Zótit tínë

     Yes, for the grace of Christ our Lord.

     Category:Albanian terms with quotations#EJ

References

• “ej”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980

Noun

ejCategory:Antigua and Barbuda Creole English lemmas#EJCategory:Antigua and Barbuda Creole English nouns#EJCategory:Antigua and Barbuda Creole English entries with incorrect language header#EJCategory:Pages with entries#EJCategory:Pages with 12 entries#EJ

1. edge

Etymology 1

See eje (“to own”).

Etymology 2

From Old NorseCategory:Danish terms inherited from Old Norse#EJCategory:Danish terms derived from Old Norse#EJ eigi.

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Danish entries#EJ

Etymology

Through metathesis of je (“I”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əʒ/Category:French 1-syllable words#EJCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#EJ
• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): [əʒ], [əh]Category:French terms with IPA pronunciation#EJ

Pronoun

ej (first person singular)Category:French lemmas#EJCategory:French pronouns#EJCategory:French personal pronouns#EJCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#EJCategory:Pages with entries#EJCategory:Pages with 12 entries#EJ

1. (North AmericaCategory:North American French#EJ, colloquialCategory:French colloquialisms#EJ) alternative form of je (“I”)

   Ej t'ai pas bien fait.

   I didn't treat you right.

   Category:French terms with usage examples#EJ

   • 2023, “Ej m'en fus”‎performed by P'tit Belliveau:

     J'm'en irai / (Où est-c'que tu vas y'aller?) / Ej m'en va / (Dis-moi voir où est-c'que tu vas) / Ej m'en fus / (As-tu pensé au futur?)

     I will go away / (Where will you go?) / I'm leaving / (Please tell me where you're going) / I don't care / (Have you thought of the future?)

     Category:French terms with quotations#EJ

See also

• em, et, es, el

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛj]Category:Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation#EJ

• Audio:

  (file)

  Category:Hungarian terms with audio pronunciation#EJ
• Rhymes: -ɛjCategory:Rhymes:Hungarian/ɛj#EJCategory:Rhymes:Hungarian/ɛj/1 syllable#EJ

Interjection

ejCategory:Hungarian lemmas#EJCategory:Hungarian interjections#EJCategory:Hungarian entries with incorrect language header#EJCategory:Pages with entries#EJCategory:Pages with 12 entries#EJ

1. indicates anger, like when telling someone off
2. indicates surprise

Further reading

• ej in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• ej in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Verb

ejCategory:Latvian non-lemma forms#EJCategory:Latvian verb forms#EJCategory:Latvian entries with incorrect language header#EJCategory:Pages with entries#EJCategory:Pages with 12 entries#EJ

1. inflection of iet:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛj/, [ej]Category:Lower Sorbian terms with IPA pronunciation#EJ

Noun

ej m inanCategory:Lower Sorbian lemmas#EJCategory:Lower Sorbian nouns#EJCategory:Lower Sorbian entries with incorrect language header#EJCategory:Lower Sorbian masculine nouns#EJCategory:Lower Sorbian inanimate nouns#EJCategory:Pages with entries#EJCategory:Pages with 12 entries#EJ

1. The name of the Latin script letter e/E.Category:dsb:Latin letter names#EJ

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) a, bej, cej, čet, ćej, dej, ej, ět, ef, gej, ha, cha, i, jot, ka, eł, el, em, en, ejn, o, pej, er, ejŕ, es, eš, śej, tej, u, wej, y, zet, žet, źej

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-SlavicCategory:Polish terms inherited from Proto-Slavic#EJCategory:Polish terms derived from Proto-Slavic#EJ *ejь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛj/Category:Polish 1-syllable words#EJCategory:Polish terms with IPA pronunciation#EJ

• Audio:

  (file)

  Category:Polish terms with audio pronunciation#EJ
• Rhymes: -ɛjCategory:Rhymes:Polish/ɛj#EJCategory:Rhymes:Polish/ɛj/1 syllable#EJ
• Syllabification: ej

Interjection

ejCategory:Polish lemmas#EJCategory:Polish interjections#EJCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#EJCategory:Pages with entries#EJCategory:Pages with 12 entries#EJ

1. expresses annoyance or displeasure
2. (informalCategory:Polish informal terms#EJ) used to call someone's attention; hey

Further reading

• ej in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ej in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Etymology

From hej through elision of the voiceless glottal fricative (h-dropping).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛj/Category:Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation#EJ

Interjection

ejCategory:Serbo-Croatian lemmas#EJCategory:Serbo-Croatian interjections#EJCategory:Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header#EJCategory:Pages with entries#EJCategory:Pages with 12 entries#EJ

1. Expresses annoyance or displeasure
2. (informalCategory:Serbo-Croatian informal terms#EJ) Used to call someone's attention; hey!, oi!

Etymology

From Old NorseCategory:Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse#EJCategory:Swedish terms derived from Old Norse#EJ eigi. Cognate with Icelandic ei. Not related to Finnish ei.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

  Category:Swedish terms with audio pronunciation#EJ
• Rhymes: -ɛjCategory:Rhymes:Swedish/ɛj#EJCategory:Rhymes:Swedish/ɛj/1 syllable#EJ

Adverb

ejCategory:Swedish lemmas#EJCategory:Swedish adverbs#EJCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#EJCategory:Pages with entries#EJCategory:Pages with 12 entries#EJ (not comparable)

1. (often formalCategory:Swedish formal terms#EJ or poeticCategory:Swedish poetic terms#EJ outside certain expressions) not

   Tro det eller ej.

   Believe it or not.

   Category:Swedish terms with usage examples#EJ

   (Jag) Vet ej.

   (I) Don't know.

   Category:Swedish terms with usage examples#EJ

   Gäller ej.

   Does not apply.

   Category:Swedish terms with usage examples#EJ

References

• “ej”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “ej”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “ej”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eh]Category:Ye'kwana terms with IPA pronunciation#EJ

Interjection

ejCategory:Ye'kwana lemmas#EJCategory:Ye'kwana interjections#EJCategory:Ye'kwana entries with incorrect language header#EJCategory:Pages with entries#EJCategory:Pages with 12 entries#EJ

1. whoops

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “eh”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Zhuang entries#E3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ʔe˥/Category:Zhuang terms with IPA pronunciation#E3
• Tone numbers: e³
• Hyphenation: ejCategory:Zhuang 1-syllable words#E3

Verb

ej (Sawndip forms ⿰韋倚 or ⿱丄一, 1957–1982 spelling eз)Category:Zhuang lemmas#E3Category:Zhuang verbs#E3Category:Zhuang entries with incorrect language header#E3Category:Pages with entries#EJCategory:Pages with 12 entries#EJ

1. to have sex; to copulate