Ei (digraph)

Ei (digraph)

ei is a digraph used in many writing systems. Usually it represents a diphthong.

In English

In English orthography, "ei" can represent many sounds, including the IPA|/eɪ/ sound as in "veil" and "vein", the IPA|/i/ sound as in "seize" and "sheik", the IPA|/aɪ/ sound as in "heist" and British "either", the IPA|/ɛ/ sound as in "heifer" and "leisure", the IPA|/ɪ/ sound as in "weird", the IPA|/æ/ sound as in "enceinte", and the unstressed IPA|/ə/ or IPA|/ɪ/ sound as in "foreign" and "forfeit". See also I before e except after c.

In Welsh

In Welsh, "ei" stands for the diphthong IPA| [əi] .

In Irish and Scottish Gaelic

In Irish and Scottish Gaelic, "ei" stands for IPA| [ɛ] before a palatalized consonant.

In Dutch

In Dutch, "ei" is pronounced IPA| [ɛɪ] .

In German

In German, "ei" represents the IPA| [aɪ] sound as in "Einstein". This digraph was taken over from Middle High German writing systems, where it was pronounced IPA| [eɪ] . In Modern German, "ei" is predominant in representing IPA| [aɪ] , while the equivalent digraph "ai" only appears in few words.


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