nejei

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From neje (one’s wife) +‎ -i (possessive suffix), the lexicalization of a modified stem of (woman) +‎ -ei in its archaic sense “wife”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛjɛji]
  • Hyphenation: ne‧jei

Noun

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nejei

  1. (by contemporary analysis) plural of neje
  2. (historically) third-person singular multiple-possession possessive of (here: “wife”)
    VIII. Henrik ritkán bánt jól a nejeivel.Henry VIII rarely treated his wives well.

Usage notes

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For the possessive of in the sense “female partner, girlfriend, mistress”, see női.

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative nejei
accusative nejeit
dative nejeinek
instrumental nejeivel
causal-final nejeiért
translative nejeivé
terminative nejeiig
essive-formal nejeiként
essive-modal nejeiül
inessive nejeiben
superessive nejein
adessive nejeinél
illative nejeibe
sublative nejeire
allative nejeihez
elative nejeiből
delative nejeiről
ablative nejeitől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
nejeié
non-attributive
possessive - plural
nejeiéi