Ei (digraph)

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ei is a digraph used in many languages.

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[edit] In English

In English, "ei" can represent many sounds, including the /eɪ/ sound as in rein and vein, the /i/ sound as in seize and receive, and the /aɪ/ sound as in heifer.

[edit] In Welsch

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

[edit] In Irish and Scottish Gaelic

In Irish and Scottish Gaelic, it stands for [ɛ] before a palatalized consonant.

[edit] In Dutch

In Dutch, the ei sounds like the ai but not exactly.

[edit] In German

In German, the ei represents the /aɪ/ sound as in Sein.