Ei (digraph)
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ei is a digraph used in many writing systems. Usually it represents a diphthong.
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[edit] In English
In English orthography, "ei" can represent many sounds, including the /eɪ/ sound as in rein and vein, the /i/ sound as in seize and receive, the /aɪ/ sound as in sleight and seismology, the /ɛ/ sound as in heifer, and the unstressed /ə/ or /ɪ/ sound as in foreign and forfeit. See also I before e except after c.
[edit] In Welsh
In Welsh, "ei" stands for the diphthong [əi].
[edit] In Irish and Scottish Gaelic
In Irish and Scottish Gaelic, "ei" stands for [ɛ] before a palatalized consonant.
[edit] In Dutch
In Dutch, "ei" is pronounced [ɛɪ].
[edit] In German
In German, "ei" represents the [aɪ] sound as in Einstein. This digraph was taken over from Middle High German writing systems, where it was pronounced [eɪ]. In Modern German, "ei" is predominant in representing [aɪ], while the equivalent digraph "ai" only appears in few words.
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Aa aa Ae ae Ai ai Au au Aw aw Ay ay Bh bh Ch ch Ck ck Cö cö Cs cs Cu cu Cz cz Dd dd Dh dh Dj dj Dx dx Dz dz Dž dž Dź dź Dż dż Ea ea Ee ee Ei ei Eu eu Ew ew Ey ey Ff ff Fh fh Gb gb Gh gh Għ għ Gi gi Gj gj Gn gn Gy gy Hs hs Hu hu Ie ie IJ ij Jö jö Kh kh Kp kp Ku ku Lh lh Lj lj Ll ll Ly ly Mb mb Mh mh Mp mp Nd nd Ng ng Nh nh Nj nj Nk nk Ns ns Nt nt Ny ny Nz nz Oa oa Oe oe Oi oi Oo oo Ou ou Ow ow Oy oy Ph ph Qu qu Rd rd Rh rh Rl rl Rn rn Rr rr Rt rt Rz rz Sh sh Sv sv Sy sy Sz sz Th th Tj tj Tr tr Ts ts Tx tx Ty ty Tz tz Ue ue Ui ui Vh vh Wh wh Xh xh Xö xö Yh yh Yk yk Zh zh Zs zs Zv zv |
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C'h c'h Dzs dzs Eau eau Ngb ngb Ngh ngh Ngk ngk Nkp nkp Nth nth Nyk nyk Rnd rnd Sch sch |
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