moy

See also: møy

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse mœr, mær, from Proto-Germanic *mawī, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

moy f (genitive singular moyar, plural moyar)

maid, maiden
virgin

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Synonyms edit

moyggj

Middle French edit

Alternative forms edit

moi

Etymology edit

From Old French moi, mei.

Pronoun edit

moy

me

Descendants edit

French: moi

Scots edit

Etymology edit

From Early Scots moy, from Middle Dutch mooy, moy (“pretty, nice”), from Old Dutch mōi, from Proto-West Germanic *mauwī. Compare Dutch mooi (“nice, beautiful”), German Low German mooi (“nice, friendly, attractive, beautiful”), dialectal Norwegian møy (“quiet, gentle”).

Adjective edit

moy (comparative mair moy, superlative maist moy)

mild; gentle; reserved; meek

Talysh edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Persian (mâhi).

Noun edit

moy

fish

Uzbek edit

Other scripts
Cyrillic	мой (moy)‍
Latin	moy‍
Perso-Arabic

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *bań.

Noun edit

moy (plural moylar)

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