"korte ei" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /kɔr.tə.ˈɛi̯/ Forms: korte ei's [plural], kort eitje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛi̯ Etymology: Literally "short ei", from the rather uniform height of the digraph, by analogy with lange ij. Head templates: {{nl-noun|mf|-'s|+}} korte ei m or f (plural korte ei's, diminutive kort eitje n)
  1. The digraph ei, as distinct from the digraph ij ("lange ij"). Tags: feminine, masculine Related terms: atje-au and otje-ou
    Sense id: en-korte_ei-nl-noun-aMGm~8qm Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_text": "Literally \"short ei\", from the rather uniform height of the digraph, by analogy with lange ij.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "korte ei's",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kort eitje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mf",
        "2": "-'s",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "korte ei m or f (plural korte ei's, diminutive kort eitje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "kor",
        "te ei"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              48,
              57
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              41,
              44
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Is \"refrein\" (chorus) written with IJ or EI?",
          "text": "Wordt \"refrein\" geschreven met een lange of een korte ei?",
          "translation": "Is \"refrein\" (chorus) written with IJ or EI?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              32,
              41
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              24,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "english": "\"Refrein\" is spelt with EI.",
          "text": "\"Refrein\" wordt gespeld met een korte ei.",
          "translation": "\"Refrein\" is spelt with EI.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The digraph ei, as distinct from the digraph ij (\"lange ij\")."
      ],
      "id": "en-korte_ei-nl-noun-aMGm~8qm",
      "links": [
        [
          "ei",
          "ei#Dutch"
        ],
        [
          "ij",
          "ij#Dutch"
        ],
        [
          "lange ij",
          "lange ij#Dutch"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "atje-au and otje-ou"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔr.tə.ˈɛi̯/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "korte ei"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Literally \"short ei\", from the rather uniform height of the digraph, by analogy with lange ij.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "korte ei's",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kort eitje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mf",
        "2": "-'s",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "korte ei m or f (plural korte ei's, diminutive kort eitje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "kor",
        "te ei"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "atje-au and otje-ou"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch feminine nouns",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch masculine nouns",
        "Dutch multiword terms",
        "Dutch nouns",
        "Dutch nouns with multiple genders",
        "Dutch nouns with plural in -s",
        "Dutch terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯",
        "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯/3 syllables"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              48,
              57
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              41,
              44
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Is \"refrein\" (chorus) written with IJ or EI?",
          "text": "Wordt \"refrein\" geschreven met een lange of een korte ei?",
          "translation": "Is \"refrein\" (chorus) written with IJ or EI?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              32,
              41
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              24,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "english": "\"Refrein\" is spelt with EI.",
          "text": "\"Refrein\" wordt gespeld met een korte ei.",
          "translation": "\"Refrein\" is spelt with EI.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The digraph ei, as distinct from the digraph ij (\"lange ij\")."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ei",
          "ei#Dutch"
        ],
        [
          "ij",
          "ij#Dutch"
        ],
        [
          "lange ij",
          "lange ij#Dutch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔr.tə.ˈɛi̯/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "korte ei"
}

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