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oe

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oe"

English

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Etymology 1

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From Swedish ö and Danish ø. Doublet of ey.

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Noun

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oe (plural oes)

  1. (literary or poetic, rare) A small island.

Etymology 2

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From Scottish Gaelic ogha.

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Noun

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oe (plural oes)

  1. A grandchild.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Oe”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. (oe "island", oe, oy, "grandchild")

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Ambonese Malay

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Interjection

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oe

  1. hey
    Oe, pi mana?
    Hey, where are you heading?

References

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  • D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998) Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia‎[1], Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa

French

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Etymology

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From a pronunciation spelling of ouais.

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Interjection

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oe

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) yeah, yh

Galician

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Verb

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oe

  1. inflection of oír:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Japanese

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Romanization

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oe

  1. Rōmaji transcription of おえ

Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish aue,[1] from Primitive Irish ᚐᚃᚔ (avi), from Proto-Celtic *awyos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewh₂yos (“grandfather”).

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Noun

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oe m or f (genitive singular oe, plural oeghyn)

  1. grandchild

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “úa, óa, ó”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Christopher Lewin (2020) Aspects of the historical phonology of Manx, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, →DOI, page 70

Muna

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Noun

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oe

  1. water

References

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  • René Van Den Berg, A Grammar of the Muna Language (1989)

Nungon

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Noun

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oe

  1. woman

Further reading

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  • Hannah Sarvasy, A Grammar of Nungon: A Papuan Language of Northeast New Guinea (2017, →ISBN

Sardinian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin hodiē.

Adverb

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oe

  1. (Logudorese, Nuorese) today

Scots

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Etymology

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From Scottish Gaelic ogha, odha.

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oe (plural oes)

  1. (archaic) grandchild (especially illegitimate)
    • 1833, John Galt, The Howdie: An Autobiography,
      She tellt me that she wis afeart her oe haed brocht hame her wark, an that she daedna doot they wad be needin the slicht o ma haund.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Spanish

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Etymology

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Relaxed pronunciation of oye.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈoe/ [ˈo.e]
  • Rhymes: -oe
  • Syllabification: o‧e

Interjection

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oe

  1. (Peru, Chile, colloquial) hey!

Termanu

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Noun

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oe

  1. water

Turkish

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oe (definite accusative oeyi, plural oeler)

  1. (vulgar, Internet slang, text messaging) initialism of orospu evladı (son of a bitch)
    Alternative forms: OE, œ
    Yutamayacağını bildiğin lokmayı neden yedin? Niye yaptın O.E? ― Why did you knowingly bit off more than you could chew? Why did you do it [you] son of a bitch
    • 2025 March 10, @okelydokelyy, Twitter‎[2]:
      Zır deli hayatsız bir oe maalesef. Ciddiye almayın, engelleyip geçiniz.
      She's a lifeless lunatic son of a bitch unfortunately. Do not take her seriously, just block and go on with your day.
    • 2024 February 4, @yafesin__kilici, Twitter‎[3]:
      Sorsan şeriat ister oe
      If you ask him he would want sharia son of a bitch
    • 2023 February 4, @notselect3d, Twitter‎[4]:
      ders programını ayarlayankimse onjn ben amk 5 dersi 5 gune nasıl yaydins en oe
      Whoever made the class schedule fuck you how did you manage to spread 5 classes over 5 days [you] son of a bitch

Uab Meto

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Noun

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oe

  1. water

Further reading

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  • James J. Fox, The Poetic Power of Place: Comparative Perspectives on Austronesian (→ISBN, 2006): "Many carry the affix “oe” as part of the name. Oe is a Meto word meaning water."; cf ABVD
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