öi

See also: oei and Appendix:Variations of "oi"

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• üüch (Uri)

Etymology

From Middle High German iu, from Old High German iu, from Proto-Germanic *iwwiz, a variant of *izwiz, the dative and accusative form of *jūz. Cognate with Dutch jou, u, Low German jo, ju, jug, West Frisian jo, English you.

Pronunciation

• (Zurich) IPA^(key): /øi/

Pronoun

öi

1. accusative/dative of ir: you

Declension

Alemannic German personal pronouns

		nominative	accusative	dative	possessive m
1st person singular		ich, i	mich, mi	mir, mier, mer	min, miin
2nd person singular	familiar	du	dich, di	dir, dier, der	din, diin
	polite	Si		Ine, Ene, -ne	Ire
3rd person singular	m	er	in, en	im	sin, siin
	f	si		ire
	n	es, 's, -s		im	sin, siin
1st person plural		mir, mer	üs, öis, ois, eus		üse, öise, oise, euse
2nd person plural		ir, ier	öi, eu		öie, eure
3rd person plural		si		ine, ene, -ne	ire

Xavante

Etymology

From Proto-Central Jê *kəj (“flowing water”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʔəj]

Noun

öi

1. Form of ö (utterance-medial variant)

Alternative forms

• âi (Protestant spelling)