"-ei" meaning in German

See -ei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [aɪ̯] Audio: LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--ei.wav , De--ei.ogg Forms: -eien [plural]
Etymology: From Middle High German -īe, borrowed from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|-īe}} Middle High German -īe, {{der|de|fro|-ie}} Old French -ie, {{der|de|la|-ia}} Latin -ia Head templates: {{head|de|suffix|plural|-eien|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|g=f}} -ei f (plural -eien)
  1. Forming names of sites or buildings where a characteristic activity is conducted. Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ei-de-suffix-RTjx1SDv
  2. Forming names of regions or countries. Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ei-de-suffix-4~9khfhA
  3. Used to create abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality: -y Tags: feminine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ei-de-suffix-Ugp~b5ft Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 65 12
  4. Alternative form of -erei Tags: alt-of, alternative, feminine, morpheme Alternative form of: -erei
    Sense id: en--ei-de-suffix-V0pNXlfH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -ey [obsolete] Derived forms: Lombardei, Slowakei, Tschechei, Türkei Related terms: -erei, -ie

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Lombardei"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Slowakei"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Tschechei"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Türkei"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "-īe"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German -īe",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "fro",
        "3": "-ie"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French -ie",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-ia"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -ia",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German -īe, borrowed from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-eien",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "plural",
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        "g": "f"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "-erei"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Bäcker (“baker”) + -ei → Bäckerei (“bakery”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forming names of sites or buildings where a characteristic activity is conducted."
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Mongole + -ei → Mongolei (“Mongolia”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forming names of regions or countries."
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "Used to create abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality: -y"
      ],
      "id": "en--ei-de-suffix-Ugp~b5ft",
      "links": [
        [
          "-y",
          "-y#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "word": "-erei"
        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of -erei"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "-erei",
          "-erei#German"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[aɪ̯]"
    },
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "-ei"
}
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    "German feminine suffixes",
    "German lemmas",
    "German noun-forming suffixes",
    "German suffixes",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Lombardei"
    },
    {
      "word": "Slowakei"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tschechei"
    },
    {
      "word": "Türkei"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "-īe"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "-ie"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French -ie",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-ia"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -ia",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-eien",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "-eien",
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        "g": "f"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "-erei"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ie"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Bäcker (“baker”) + -ei → Bäckerei (“bakery”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forming names of sites or buildings where a characteristic activity is conducted."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Mongole + -ei → Mongolei (“Mongolia”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forming names of regions or countries."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Used to create abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality: -y"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-y",
          "-y#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "word": "-erei"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of -erei"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-erei",
          "-erei#German"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "feminine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[aɪ̯]"
    },
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      "text": "Audio"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/De--ei.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "-ey"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ei"
}

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