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French Noun Derived terms Spanish Etymology Pronunciation Interjection Verb Further reading Yoruba Etymology 1 Pronunciation Noun Derived terms Etymology 2 Pronunciation Noun Etymology 3 Alternative forms Pronunciation Noun

See also: øye

Noun

oye f (plural oyes)

archaic form of oie (goose)

Derived terms

Ma mère l’Oye

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoʝe/ [ˈo.ʝe]

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈoʝe/ [ˈo.ʝe]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈoʃe/ [ˈo.ʃe]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈoʒe/ [ˈo.ʒe]

Rhymes: -oʝe
Syllabification: o‧ye

Interjection

oye

(exclamation, informal) hey! listen! (call to attract attention of a single person)
Synonym: (formal) oiga

¡Oye! ¡Ven aquí!
Hey! Come over here!

Verb

oye

inflection of oír:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

“oye”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ō.jè/

Noun

oyè

honor, respect, a title given to a chieftain or chief

Derived terms

olóyè (“chief, royal”)
ìjòyè (“chief”)
ìwúyè (“coronation”)

Etymology 2

From ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ye (“to understand”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ò.jē/

Noun

òye

wisdom, understanding

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

iye

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ō.jē/

Noun

oye

Alternative form of iye (“amount”)

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