mei

See also: Mei, méi, mèi, Méi, měi, and Méï

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mei

(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Midob.

Verb

mei

to sleep

References

Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007) “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, number 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Alternative forms

mai
me

Etymology

From English May.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mej/

Noun

mei (Bengali script মেয় or মেই)

May

Synonyms

jetja

References

van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Etymology

From Middle High German mīn, from Old High German mīn, from Proto-West Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *méynos. Cognates include German mein, Yiddish מײַן (mayn), Dutch mijn, English mine and my, Old Norse mínn, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (meins).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɑɛ̯/
IPA^(key): /mæː/ (East Central, Vienna)

Determiner

mei

(possessive) my

Declension

More information Declension of, masculine ...

Declension of mei
	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	mei	mei	mei	meine
dative	meim	meiner	meim	meine
accusative	mein	mei	mei	meine

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Derived terms

Verb

mei

(transitive, copulative) Alternative form of mi (“to be”)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch meye, from Latin Māius.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛi̯/
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Homophone: mij

Noun

mei m (uncountable)

May
Synonym: (archaic) bloeimaand

Descendants

Afrikaans: Mei
Jersey Dutch: Māi
Negerhollands: maj
→ Caribbean Hindustani: mai
→ Malay: Mei
- Indonesian: Mei
→ Papiamentu: mei
→ Trió: mei

Anagrams

iem., Mie

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Etymology

Cognate to German mein.

Pronoun

mei

(Silesian, Gebirgsschlesisch, Breslauisch) my (mine)

Declension

Breslauisch:

More information Masculine Singular, Feminine Singular ...

	Masculine Singular	Feminine Singular	Neuter Singular	Plural of all Genders
Nominative	mei, mei'	meine	mei, mei'	meine
Genitive	meines		meines	meiner
Dative	meinem, me'm	meiner	meinem, me'm	meinen
Accusative	meinen, me'n	meine	mei, mei'	meine

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Gebirgsschlesisch:

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	Masculine Singular	Feminine Singular	Neuter Singular	Plural of all Genders
Nominative	mei	meine	mei	meine
Dative	memm mem	menner	memm mem	men'n menn men
Accusative	men'n menn men	meine	mei	meine

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Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *mei, from Latin meum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmei̯/
Rhymes: -ei̯
Syllabification: mei

Determiner

mei m sg (feminine miña, masculine plural meis, feminine plural miñas)

First-person singular possessive determiner; my

Pronoun

mei m sg (feminine miña, masculine plural meis, feminine plural miñas)

First-person singular possessive pronoun; mine

References

Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Etymology

From Latin milium. Compare Italian miglio, Venetan méjo, Romanian mei, Dalmatian mail, Catalan mill, Spanish mijo.

Noun

mei m (plural mei)

millet

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.i/
Rhymes: -ɛi
Hyphenation: mè‧i

Adjective

mei

masculine plural of meo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.i/
Rhymes: -ɛi
Hyphenation: mè‧i

Verb

mei

inflection of meare:

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛj/^[1]
Rhymes: -ɛj
Hyphenation: mèi

Adjective

mei (invariable)

(archaic) Alternative form of meglio

Adverb

mei

(archaic) Alternative form of meglio

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛj/^[2]
Rhymes: -ɛj
Hyphenation: mèi

Noun

mei m (invariable)

(archaic) Alternative form of mezzo

References

[1]
mei in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
[2]
mei in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

-ime, emi, emi-, ime, mie

Romanization

mei

Rōmaji transcription of めい

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈme.iː/, [ˈmeiː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈme.i/, [ˈmɛːi]

Pronoun

meī

genitive singular of ego: "of me".

Pronoun

meī

nominative masculine plural of meus: "my (plural masculine noun or noun phrase)"
genitive masculine singular of meus: "of my (singular masculine noun or noun phrase)"
genitive neuter singular of meus: "of my (singular neuter noun or noun phrase)"
vocative masculine plural of meus: "my (plural masculine noun or noun phrase)"

Noun

mei ? (please provide plural)

apple

Alternative forms

Méï (Eupen)
Mai (Krefeld)
Meie (Selfkant)

Noun

mei

May (month)

Romanization

mei

Nonstandard spelling of méi.
Nonstandard spelling of měi.
Nonstandard spelling of mèi.

Usage notes

Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Noun

mei

References

Gravelle, Gilles (2001) Daftar kata Meyah-Indonesia dan kebalikan Indonesia-Meyah [A Meyah-Indonesian Lexicon]‎ (in Indonesian), Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia: Yayasan Pengembangan Masyarakat Arfak (YPMA), pages 30–1
G. P. Reesink, Languages of the Eastern Bird's Head (2002), page 5: 'water': Meyah mei

Etymology 1

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *maj (“fire”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mej (“fire”).

Noun

mei

fire

Etymology 2

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *C-maj (“tail”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-maj ~ m-raj (“tail; penis”).

Noun

mei

tail
stern (of a ship)

References

Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940) “mei”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmɛi̯]
Hyphenation: mei

Etymology 1

Cognates include Minica Huitoto mei and Nüpode Huitoto mei.

Adverb

mei

afterwards
so, thus

Postposition

mei

after
- 2008 [1978], Huitoto Murui Bible, 2nd edition, Mateo 1:6, page 5:
  Jobaimemo naimɨe fiodaiya mei, naiñaiñona ote.
  After that man's dying in the war, he got her.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Root

mei

shame

References

Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎ (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 175
Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎, Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), pages 82, 177

North Frisian Wikipedia has an article on:

mei

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *maganą.

Verb

mei

(Föhr-Amrum) would, would like to, like to
Meest mi gau ens halep?
Would you help me real quick?

Conjugation

More information infinitive I, infinitive II ...

	present	past
infinitive I	mei
infinitive II	(tu) meien
past participle	maaden
imperative singular	—
imperative plural	—
1st singular	mei	maad
2nd singular	meest	maadst
3rd singular	mei	maad
plural	mei	maad
	perfect	pluperfect
1st singular	haa maaden	hed maaden
2nd singular	heest maaden	hedst maaden
3rd singular	hee maaden	hed maaden
plural	haa maaden	hed maaden
	future (skel)	future (wel)
1st singular	skal mei	wal mei
2nd singular	skääl mei	wääl mei
3rd singular	skal mei	wal mei
plural	skel mei	wel mei

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Conjugation of mei (Föhr-Amrum dialect)

Alternative forms

mooge (Mooring)
mai (Sylt)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Latin Māius.

Noun

mei m

(Föhr-Amrum) May

Alternative forms

moi (Mooring)
Mai (Sylt)

Noun

mei m (definite singular meien, indefinite plural meier, definite plural meiene)

alternative form of meie

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

mei

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Alternative forms

meid

Etymology

From Old Norse meiðr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛɪː/

Noun

mei m (definite singular meien, indefinite plural meiar, definite plural meiane)

runner of a sled, skid

References

“mei” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
“mei”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
“Meid” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Anagrams

eim, ime, mie

Pronoun

mei

(Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of moi

Etymology 1

From Portuguese meio and Kabuverdianu meiu.

Adjective

mei

half
middle

Etymology 2

From Dutch mei.

Noun

mei

May

Etymology

Compare German mein, Dutch mijn, English my.

Determiner

mei

(possessive) my

Declension

More information Declension of, masculine ...

Declension of mei
	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	mei	mei	mei	mei
dative	meim	meinre	meim	meine
accusative	mei	mei	mei	mei

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin meī, masculine plural of meus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mej]
Rhymes: -ej

Determiner

mei

masculine plural of meu

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin milium, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mej/

Noun

mei n (plural meiuri)

millet
Synonym: păsat

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
	singular		plural
nominative-accusative	mei	meiul	meiuri	meiurile
genitive-dative	mei	meiului	meiuri	meiurilor
vocative	meiule		meiurilor

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmei/

Adjective

mei

masculine/feminine plural of méiu
masculine/feminine plural of meu

Pronoun

mei m pl or f pl

masculine/feminine plural of méiu
masculine/feminine plural of meu

Determiner

mei

Alternative form of my

References

“my, possess. pron.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 23 May 2024, reproduced from William A[lexander] Craigie, A[dam] J[ack] Aitken [et al.], editors, A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue: […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1931–2002, →OCLC.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /me.i/

Noun

mei

breadfruit

Preposition

mei

from

Etymology

From Old Frisian mith, mit, mei, mithi, mithe, methe (“with”), from Proto-Germanic *midi (“with”), from Proto-Indo-European *medʰi-, *meta (“with”).

Pronunciation

(Clay) IPA^(key): /mai̯/
(Wood) IPA^(key): /mɛi̯/

Preposition

mei

with
kontakt mei oare talen ― contact with other languages

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *maj, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mej. Cognates include Khumi Chin mai and Tibetan མེ (me).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /məi̯˧˩/

Noun

mèi

fire

References

Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 64

[1] [1]
mei in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

[2] [2]
mei in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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[2]

		attributive (nominative case)		independent
		singular	plural	independent
1^st person singular		mei	meine	meins
2^nd person singular (informal)		dei	deine	deins
2^nd person singular (formal)		Eahna	Eahnare	Eahnas
3^rd person singular	m, n	sei	seine	seins
3^rd person singular	f	ihr	ihre	ihrs
1^st person plural		unsa	unsare	unsas
2^nd person plural		eia	eire	eias
3^rd person plural		eahna	eahnare	eahnas

			Possessee
			Singular		Plural
			Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Possessor	First person	Singular	mei	miña	meis	miñas
	First person	Plural	nosu	nosa	nosus	nosas
	Second person	Singular	tei	túa, tu¹	teis	túas, tus¹
	Second person	Plural	vosu	vosa	vosus	vosas
	Third person		sei	súa, su¹	seis	súas, sus¹