-oi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oi"

Contents

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From the Ancient Greek -οι ‎(-oi), the second-declension masculine nominative plural case ending — the plural form of -ος ‎(-os); compare the equivalents of the Latin second declension (-us → -ī), with which the Grecian case endings are usually substituted in English words, especially in the plural.

PronunciationEdit

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: -oi, IPA^(key): /-ɔɪ/

SuffixEdit

-oi

1. plural of -os

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

Melanochroi Melanoi

Xanthochroi Xanthomelanoi

---

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin -ōneus, -ōnius. See also the feminine -oaie. Compare Aromanian -onj, -onjiu. Cf. also Italian -one, an augmentative suffix.

SuffixEdit

-oi n ‎(plural -oaie)

1. augmentative suffix, used to indicate a larger version of (e.g. piatră ‎(“rock”) + ‎-oi → ‎pietroi ‎(“boulder”), furcă ‎(“pitchfork”) + ‎-oi → ‎furcoi ‎(“big pitchfork”))

DeclensionEdit

declension of -oi

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) -oi	-oiul	(niște) -oaie	-oaiele
genitive/dative	(unui) -oi	-oiului	(unor) -oaie	-oaielor
vocative	-oiule		-oaielor

SuffixEdit

-oi m ‎(plural -oi)

1. used to make a masculine version of (e.g. pasăre ‎(“bird”) + ‎-oi → ‎păsăroi ‎(“male bird”), vulpe ‎(“fox”) + ‎-oi → ‎vulpoi ‎(“male fox”))

DeclensionEdit

declension of -oi

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) -oi	-oiul	(niște) -oi	-oii
genitive/dative	(unui) -oi	-oiului	(unor) -oi	-oilor
vocative	-oiule		-oilor

Derived termsEdit

► Romanian words suffixed with -oi

Related termsEdit

• -oaie

See alsoEdit

• -oc