кеи

Old Novgorodian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъjь (“which”), from *kъ (“who”) + *jь (“this”), derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷós (“who”). First attested in c. 1140‒1160. By surface analysis, *ке (*ke) +‎ и (i). Cognate with Old East Slavic къи (kŷi), кꙑи (kyi), Old Ruthenian кой (koj), кїй (kij), Old Church Slavonic кꙑи (kyi), Old Polish ki, Old Czech ký.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ке‧и

Pronoun

кеи • (kei)

  1. (hapax legomenon) who, which
    Synonym: кето (keto)
    • c. 1140‒1160, Берестяная грамота № 1012 [Birchbark letter no. 1012]‎[1], Novgorod:
      … [:] (а) [къи] н[и е] …
      … [:] (a) [kŷi] n[i je] …
      … and who doesn't …

Declension

Declension of кеи (soft pronominal)
singular dual plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative кеи
kei 		кеѥ
keje 		кеꙗ
keja 		кеꙗ
keja 		кеи
kei 		кеи
kei 		кеꙗ
keja 		кеѣ
kejě
genitive кеѥго
kejego 		кеѥѣ
kejejě 		кеѥю
kejeju 		кеихъ
keixŭ
dative кеѥмоу
kejemu 		кеѥи
kejei 		кеима
keima 		кеимъ
keimŭ
accusative кеи
kei 		кеѥ
keje 		кеѭ
kejǫ 		кеꙗ
keja 		кеи
kei 		кеѣ
kejě 		кеꙗ
keja 		кеѣ
kejě
instrumental кеимь
keimĭ 		кеѥѭ
kejejǫ 		кеима
keima 		кеими
keimi
locative кеѥмь
kejemĭ 		кеѥи
kejei 		кеѥю
kejeju 		кеихъ
keixŭ
pronoun

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