oaie

See also: -oaie

Manx

Etymology 1

Noun

oaie m (genitive singular oaie, plural oaieyn)

1. front, façade, face, frontage

Synonyms

• eddin
• (front): glaare

Etymology 2

Noun

oaie f (genitive singular oaie, plural oaieghyn)

1. Alternative spelling of oaye

Romanian

Alternative forms

• óie (obsolete). Compare Aromanian oie.

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ovem, accusative of ovis, from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”) or *h₃éwis. Compare Aromanian oai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo̯a.je/

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• Rhymes: -aje
• Hyphenation: oa‧ie

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Noun

oaie f (plural oi)

1. sheep (general)
2. ewe, female sheep (specific)

Usage notes

The collective noun for oaie is turmă (“flock”).

Declension

Declension of oaie

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) oaie	oaia	(niște) oi	oile
genitive/dative	(unei) oi	oii	(unor) oi	oilor
vocative	oaie, oaio		oilor

Related terms

• oier
• oiță

See also

• batal
• berbec
• miel
• mioară