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 Southern Dutch, "ei" is pronounced [ɛɪ], in Northern Dutch "ei" is [ɛː].
[edit] In German
In German, "ei" represents the /aɪ/ sound as in Einstein.
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Aa aa Ae ae Ai ai Au au Aw aw Ay ay Bh bh Ch ch C̱h c̱h Ck ck Cö cö Cs cs Cu cu Dd dd Dh dh Dj dj Dx dx Dz dz Dž dž 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 Wh wh Xh xh Xö xö Yh yh Yk yk Zh zh Zs zs Zv zv |
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Dzs dzs Ngb ngb Ngh ngh Ngk ngk Nkp nkp Nth nth Nyk nyk Rnd rnd Sch sch |
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