"-ej" meaning in Old Polish

See -ej in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ɛ(ː)j/ (note: 10ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ CE), /ɛj/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE), /ej/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Slavic *-je Old Polish -ej Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-je, neuter nominative of *-jьjь (“comparative suffix”). Etymology templates: {{ety|zlw-opl|:inh|sla-pro:*-jьjь<alt:*-je>|tree=+}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Slavic *-je Old Polish -ej, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|zlw-opl|sla-pro||*-je||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Slavic *-je, {{inh+|zlw-opl|sla-pro||*-je}} Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-je Head templates: {{head|zlw-opl|suffix}} -ej
  1. forms comparative adverbs Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ej-zlw-opl-suffix-D2g1~pvV Categories (other): Old Polish entries with etymology trees, Old Polish entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 2 2 2 2 37 45 6 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 2 37 47 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 5 5 5 5 11 52 10 7
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "word": "-ej"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Silesian",
      "lang_code": "szl",
      "word": "-yj"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zlw-opl",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "sla-pro:*-jьjь<alt:*-je>",
        "tree": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *-yōs\nProto-Slavic *-je\nOld Polish -ej",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zlw-opl",
        "2": "sla-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*-je",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *-je",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zlw-opl",
        "2": "sla-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*-je"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-je",
      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zlw-opl",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-ej",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Polish",
  "lang_code": "zlw-opl",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Polish entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Polish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "2 2 2 2 37 45 6 3",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 2 2 2 37 47 5 3",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 5 5 5 11 52 10 7",
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          "name": "Pages with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "forms comparative adverbs"
      ],
      "id": "en--ej-zlw-opl-suffix-D2g1~pvV",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ(ː)j/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ CE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛj/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ej/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ej"
}
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    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymology trees"
  ],
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    {
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "word": "-ej"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Silesian",
      "lang_code": "szl",
      "word": "-yj"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": ":inh",
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        "tree": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *-yōs\nProto-Slavic *-je\nOld Polish -ej",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zlw-opl",
        "2": "sla-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*-je",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *-je",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zlw-opl",
        "2": "sla-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*-je"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-je",
      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *-yōs\nProto-Slavic *-je\nOld Polish -ej\nInherited from Proto-Slavic *-je, neuter nominative of *-jьjь (“comparative suffix”).",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zlw-opl",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-ej",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Polish",
  "lang_code": "zlw-opl",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        "Old Polish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Polish lemmas",
        "Old Polish suffixes",
        "Old Polish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old Polish terms derived from Proto-Slavic",
        "Old Polish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old Polish terms inherited from Proto-Slavic",
        "Old Polish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees"
      ],
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        "forms comparative adverbs"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ(ː)j/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ CE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛj/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ej/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ej"
}

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