LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffix · masculine

-ei

-ei m
Classical[e.iː]Ecclesiastical[e.i]

Meaning

  1. LatinarchaicmasculinemorphemeForming the dative singular.
    Castor + -ei → Castorei
    Māmars + -ei → Māmartei

Quick answers

What does -ei mean in Latin?
-ei, a suffix, means “Forming the dative singular.”.
How do you pronounce -ei?
In classical Latin, [e.iː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.i].