"ey" meaning in German

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Interjection

IPA: /ɛɪ̯/ Audio: De-ey.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German ei, a common interjection. In contemporary German possibly reinforced by Turkish ey (“vocative particle”), English hey. Etymology templates: {{der|de|gmh|ei}} Middle High German ei, {{der|de|tr|ey||vocative particle}} Turkish ey (“vocative particle”), {{der|de|en|hey}} English hey Head templates: {{head|de|interjection}} ey
  1. (colloquial, originally youth slang) Used to call someone's attention, or as an intensifier when placed at the end. Tags: colloquial Related terms: ei
    Sense id: en-ey-de-intj-Ipe8r0lO Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for ey meaning in German (2.1kB)

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