"εἰ" meaning in All languages combined

See εἰ on Wiktionary

Conjunction [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /eː/, /i/, /i/, /eː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /i/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /i/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /i/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /i/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: ei [romanization]
Etymology: Probably from Proto-Indo-European *éy, a locative form of *h₁e (“the”). See its sense, “that”, in ἐπεί (epeí) and compare the history of Latin sī. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|ine-pro|*éy}} Proto-Indo-European *éy Head templates: {{head|grc|conjunction|cat2=subordinating conjunctions|head=|head2=}} εἰ • (ei), {{grc-conjunction||s}} εἰ • (ei)
  1. if Synonyms: αἰ (ai) [Doric], Epic, εἴ (eí) [stressed], εἰκ (eik) (english: before a word starting with a vowel) Derived forms: εἴθε (eíthe), εἶτα (eîta), ἐπεί (epeí)
    Sense id: en-εἰ-grc-conj-k19oMZ1P Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Probably from Proto-Indo-European *éy, a locative form of *h₁e (“the”). See its sense, “that”, in ἐπεί (epeí) and compare the history of Latin sī.",
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    }
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          "parents": [
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        {
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "roman": "eíthe",
          "word": "εἴθε"
        },
        {
          "roman": "eîta",
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        },
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          "word": "ἐπεί"
        }
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "αἰ"
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          "word": "Epic"
        },
        {
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          "tags": [
            "stressed"
          ],
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        },
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          "english": "before a word starting with a vowel",
          "roman": "eik",
          "word": "εἰκ"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/eː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "εἰ"
}
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "roman": "epeí",
      "word": "ἐπεί"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ei",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "εἰ • (ei)",
      "name": "grc-conjunction"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "grc",
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        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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      ],
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  "sounds": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Doric"
      ],
      "word": "αἰ"
    },
    {
      "word": "Epic"
    },
    {
      "roman": "eí",
      "tags": [
        "stressed"
      ],
      "word": "εἴ"
    },
    {
      "english": "before a word starting with a vowel",
      "roman": "eik",
      "word": "εἰκ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "εἰ"
}

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