oy
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "oy"
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɪ
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Yiddish אוי (oy, “oh, oy”).
Interjection
oy
- An exclamation typically expressing mild frustration or expressing feelings of uncertainty or concern.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Interjection
oy
- Alternative spelling of oi (“hey, hi, yo”)
Anagrams
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *āwyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”), likely a derivative of *h₂éwis (“bird”) (whence also Latin avis (“bird”)). Compare Welsh wy, Breton vi.
Pronunciation
- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ɔˑɪ]
- (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ʊˑɪ]
Noun
oy m (plural oyow)
Derived terms
- gwynn oy m (“egg white”)
- melyn oy m (“egg yolk”)
- oy bryjys m (“boiled egg”)
- oy frankres m (“free-range egg”)
- oy friys m (“fried egg”)
- oy skramblys m (“scrambled egg”)
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Alternative forms
- oyggj (Modern Faroese)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
oy f (genitive singular oyar, plural oyar)
Usage notes
Survives in Faroese island names, e.g. Borðoy, Eysturoy, Fugloy, Hestoy, Kalsoy, Kunoy, Nólsoy, Sandoy, Skúvoy, Streymoy, Suðuroy, Svínoy, Vágoy Viðoy and Føroyar
Declension
(NB: This is not in use at the island names, see oyggj)
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
oy
- (business) LLC; initialism of osakeyhtiö (“limited liability company”).
Usage notes
According to KOTUS the non-capitalized form oy is the recommended one. It is also used in the current Limited Liability Companies Act in force since 2006. In the older law the abbreviation was Oy and it is still widely used in non-official contexts.
Declension
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See also
Further reading
- “oy”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
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Etymology
From Old Norse ey, from Proto-Germanic *awjō. Cognates include Swedish ö, and Faroese oy.
Noun
oy f (definite oyi)
Etymology 1
From Latin hodiē (compare Spanish hoy, Portuguese hoje).
Noun
oy f (Latin spelling)
Etymology 2
From Latin creatūra (compare Spanish criatura).
Adverb
oy
Etymology
From Latin hodie. Cognates include Old Galician-Portuguese oge.
Adverb
oy
Descendants
Interjection
oy
- Alternative spelling of oigh
Noun
oy (plural oys)
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably a natural expression, as may be inferred from its presence with similar meaning in many other unrelated languages: English hey, Mandarin 哎 (āi), Latin eia, Czech ahoj, and Yiddish אוי (oy, “oh, oy”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔoj/ [ˈʔoɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -oj
- Syllabification: oy
Interjection
oy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜌ᜔)
- (colloquial, informal) Alternative form of hoy: expression used to call the attention of somebody: hey!
- Oy, tingnan n'yo 'to!
- Hey, look at this!
- (colloquial, informal) Alternative form of hoy: expression used as a warning or as a protest: hey!
- Oy! 'Wag!
- Hey! Don't!
- (colloquial, informal) an informal greeting: hey!
- Oy! Kamusta?
- Hey! How are you?
- (colloquial, informal) an expression of surprise: hey!
- Oy! Bago 'to ah!
- Hey! This is new!
Anagrams
Interjection
oy
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish اوی (oy, “thought”) Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ōδ.
Noun
oy (definite accusative oyu, plural oylar)
Declension
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| Nominative | oy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Definite accusative | oyu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | oy | oylar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Definite accusative | oyu | oyları | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dative | oya | oylara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | oyda | oylarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ablative | oydan | oylardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | oyun | oyların | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Synonyms
- rey (obsolete)
Etymology 2
Verb
oy
| Other scripts | |
|---|---|
| Yangi Imlo | ئاي |
| Cyrillic | ой |
| Latin | oy |
| Perso-Arabic (Afghanistan) |
آی |
Etymology
Inherited from Chagatai آی (ʾāy /āy/, “moon; month”), from Proto-Turkic *āy (“moon; month”). Cognate with Uyghur ئاي / ay / ай (“moon; month”); Turkmen aý (“moon; month”), Azerbaijani آی / ај / ay (“moon; month; date”), Turkish ay (“moon; month”), etc.
Pronunciation
Noun
oy (plural oylar)
Declension
Declension of oy
| my | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | oyim | oylarim | |||
| genitive | oyimning | oylarimning | |||
| dative | oyimga | oylarimga | |||
| definite accusative | oyimni | oylarimni | |||
| locative | oyimda | oylarimda | |||
| ablative | oyimdan | oylarimdan | |||
| similative | oyimdek | oylarimdek | |||
| your | singular | plural | |||
| nominative | oying | oylaring | |||
| genitive | oyingning | oylaringning | |||
| dative | oyingga | oylaringga | |||
| definite accusative | oyingni | oylaringni | |||
| locative | oyingda | oylaringda | |||
| ablative | oyingdan | oylaringdan | |||
| similative | oyingdek | oylaringdek | |||
| her/his/its | singular | plural | |||
| nominative | oyi | oylari | |||
| genitive | oyining | oylarining | |||
| dative | oyiga | oylariga | |||
| definite accusative | oyini | oylarini | |||
| locative | oyida | oylarida | |||
| ablative | oyidan | oylaridan | |||
| similative | oyidek | oylaridek | |||
| our | singular | plural | |||
| nominative | oyimiz | oylarimiz | |||
| genitive | oyimizning | oylarimizning | |||
| dative | oyimizga | oylarimizga | |||
| definite accusative | oyimizni | oylarimizni | |||
| locative | oyimizda | oylarimizda | |||
| ablative | oyimizdan | oylarimizdan | |||
| similative | oyimizdek | oylarimizdek | |||
| your | singular | plural | |||
| nominative | oyingiz | oylaringiz | |||
| genitive | oyingizning | oylaringizning | |||
| dative | oyingizga | oylaringizga | |||
| definite accusative | oyingizni | oylaringizni | |||
| locative | oyingizda | oylaringizda | |||
| ablative | oyingizdan | oylaringizdan | |||
| similative | oyingizdek | oylaringizdek | |||
| their | singular | plural | |||
| nominative | oyi | oylari | |||
| genitive | oyining | oylarining | |||
| dative | oyiga | oylariga | |||
| definite accusative | oyini | oylarini | |||
| locative | oyida | oylarida | |||
| ablative | oyidan | oylaridan | similative | oyidek | oylaridek |
Possessive forms of oy
Pronoun
oy
- (indefinite personal pronoun) one
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