# ej
## Albanian
### Interjection

ej
* a call for attention. hey!, oi!
    Synonyms: hej, o
    ej ti, ku shkon? ― hey you, where are you going?
* (archaic) yes
    Synonym: po
** 1592, Luca Matranga, chapter 2, in E Mbësuame e Krështerë [The Albanian Christian Doctrine], page 8, lines 10–11:éei pǽr chíjr tǽ chríxtit Zótit tínæéj për hír të kríshtit Zótit tínëYes, for the grace of Christ our Lord.

### References

* “ej”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
* FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980

## Danish
### Etymology 1

See eje (“to own”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aj/, [ɑjˀ]

#### Verb

ej
* imperative of eje

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse eigi.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aj/, [ɑjˀ]

#### Adverb

ej
* (literary or poetic) not

##### Synonyms

* ikke

### Etymology 3

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aj/, [ɑjˀ], [ɑj]

#### Interjection

ej
* (colloquial) used to express surprise, irritation, reproach, annoyance and other emotions
    Ej, hvor er den nuttet!
       Aw, how cute it is!
    Ej, det mener du ikke!
       Urgh, you cannot be serious!

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /əʒ/

### Pronoun

ej
* (North America, colloquial) I

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɛj]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛj

### Interjection

ej
* indicates anger, like when telling someone off
* indicates surprise

#### Related terms

* eh
* ejnye
* hej

### Further reading

* ej in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
* ej in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

## Latvian
### Verb

ej
* inflection of iet:
** second-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Lower Sorbian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛj/, [ej]

### Noun

ej m inan
* The name of the Latin-script letter e/E.

### See also

* (Latin-script letter names) a, bej, cej, čet, ćej, dej, ej, ět, ef, gej, ha, cha, i, jot, ka, eł, el, em, en, ejn, o, pej, er, ejŕ, es, eš, śej, tej, u, wej, y, zet, žet, źej

## Polish
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛj/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛj
* Syllabification: ej

### Interjection

ej
* expresses annoyance or displeasure
* (informal) used to call someone's attention; hey

### Further reading

* ej in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* ej in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From hej through elision of the voiceless glottal fricative (h-dropping).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛj/

### Interjection

ej
* Expresses annoyance or displeasure
* (informal) Used to call someone's attention; hey!, oi!

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse eigi. Cognate with Icelandic ei. Not related to Finnish ei.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛj

### Adverb

ej (not comparable)
* (often formal or poetic outside certain expressions) not
    Tro det eller ej.Believe it or not.
    (Jag) Vet ej.(I) Don't know.
    Gäller ej.Does not apply.

#### Usage notes

May also be used over longer synonym inte in informal chatting online because of its shortness.

#### Synonyms

* inte
* icke

### References

* ej in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* ej in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* ej in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Ye'kwana
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [eh]

### Interjection

ej
* whoops

### References

* Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “eh”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon

## Zhuang
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Zhuang) IPA: /ʔe˥/
* Tone numbers: e$^3$
* Hyphenation: ej

### Verb

ej (Sawndip forms ⿰韋倚 or ⿱丄一, 1957–1982 spelling eз)
* to have sex; to copulate