кеи
Old Novgorodian
Etymology
First attested in c. 1140–1160. Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъjь (from an earlier *kəjь < *kə-i, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kas-is). Compare with Old East Slavic къи (kŷi).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ке‧и
Pronoun
кеи • (kei)
- (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
| 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 | |||||
Related terms
Further reading
- “кыи”, in “Birchbark Letters Corpus”, in Russian National Corpus, https://ruscorpora.ru, 2003–2025