eeje

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• ääje (eastern Moselle Franconian, except Westerwald)
• eije (Kölsch; Westerwald)

Etymology

From Old High German eigan, from Proto-Germanic *aiganaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːjə/

Adjective

eeje (masculine eeje or eejene, feminine eeje, comparative eejener, superlative et eejenste)

1. (Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) own

   Wat nemms de emmer meng Schluffe? Du häs doch deng eeje!

   Why do you always take my slippers? You do have your own!

2. (same regions) idiosyncratic; quirky

   Hä es jet eeje, ävver keene schläächte Kääl.

   He’s a bit quirky, but not a bad bloke.

Yoruba

Yoruba numbers ^(edit)

	70
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Cardinal: èje     Counting: eéje     Adjectival: méje     Ordinal: keje     Adverbial: ẹ̀ẹ̀meje     Distributive: méje méje     Collective: méjèèje     Fractional: ìdáméje

Etymology

Derived from owó + èje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ēé.ꜜd͡ʒē/

Numeral

eéje

1. seven (used when counting)

Derived terms

• méje