oy
English
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɔɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɪ
Etymology 1
editBorrowed from Yiddish אוי (oy, “oh, oy”).
Interjection
editoy
- An exclamation typically expressing mild frustration or expressing feelings of uncertainty or concern.
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Interjection
editoy
- Alternative spelling of oi (“hey, hi, yo”)
Anagrams
editCornish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *āuyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”), likely a derivative of *h₂éwis (“bird”) (whence also Latin avis (“bird”)). Compare Welsh wy, Breton vi.
Pronunciation
edit- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ɔˑɪ]
- (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ʊˑɪ]
Noun
editoy m (plural oyow)
Derived terms
editFaroese
editAlternative forms
edit- oyggj (Modern Faroese)
Etymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editoy f (genitive singular oyar, plural oyar)
Usage notes
editSurvives in Faroese island names, e.g. Borðoy, Eysturoy, Fugloy, Hestoy, Kalsoy, Kunoy, Nólsoy, Sandoy, Skúvoy, Streymoy, Suðuroy, Svínoy, Vágoy Viðoy and Føroyar
Declension
edit(NB: This is not in use at the island names, see oyggj)
f6 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | oy | oyin | oyar | oyarnar |
Accusative | oy | oyina | oyar | oyarnar |
Dative | oy | oyini | oyum | oyunum |
Genitive | oyar | oyarinnar | oya | oyanna |
Finnish
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editoy
- (business) LLC; initialism of osakeyhtiö (“limited liability company”).
Usage notes
editAccording to KOTUS the non-capitalized form oy is the recommended one. It is also used in the current Limited Liability Companies Act in force since 2006. In the older law the abbreviation was Oy and it is still widely used in non-official contexts.
Declension
editInflection of oy (type maa)
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See also
editFurther reading
edit- “oy”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Gutnish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse ey, from Proto-Germanic *awjō. Cognates include Swedish ö, and Faroese oy.
Noun
editoy f (definite oyi)
Ladino
editEtymology 1
editFrom Latin hodiē (compare Spanish hoy, Portuguese hoje).
Noun
editoy f (Latin spelling)
Etymology 2
editFrom Latin creatūra (compare Spanish criatura).
Adverb
editoy
Old Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom Latin hodie. Cognates include Old Galician-Portuguese oge.
Adverb
editoy
Descendants
editScots
editInterjection
editoy
- Alternative spelling of oigh
Noun
editoy (plural oys)
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editProbably a natural expression, as may be inferred from its presence with similar meaning in many other unrelated languages: English hey, Mandarin 哎 (āi), Latin eia, Czech ahoj, and Yiddish אוי (oy, “oh, oy”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔoj/ [ˈʔoɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -oj
- Syllabification: oy
Interjection
editoy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜌ᜔)
- (colloquial, informal) Alternative form of hoy: expression used to call the attention of somebody: hey!
- Oy, tingnan n'yo 'to!
- Hey, look at this!
- (colloquial, informal) Alternative form of hoy: expression used as a warning or as a protest: hey!
- Oy! 'Wag!
- Hey! Don't!
- (colloquial, informal) an informal greeting: hey!
- Oy! Kamusta?
- Hey! How are you?
- (colloquial, informal) an expression of surprise: hey!
- Oy! Bago 'to ah!
- Hey! This is new!
Anagrams
editTocharian A
editInterjection
editoy
Turkish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Ottoman Turkish اوی (oy, “thought”) Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ōδ.
Noun
editoy (definite accusative oyu, plural oylar)
Declension
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Nominative | oy | oylar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dative | oya | oylara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | oyda | oylarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | oydan | oylardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | oyun | oyların | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Synonyms
edit- rey (obsolete)
Etymology 2
editVerb
editoy
Uzbek
editOther scripts | |
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Cyrillic | ой |
Latin | oy |
Perso-Arabic | ئاي |
Etymology
editFrom Chagatai آی (ʾāy, “Moon; month”), from Proto-Turkic *āy (“moon; month”). Cognate with Uyghur ئاي (ay, “moon; month”), Turkish ay (“moon; month”), Turkmen aý (“moon; month”), etc.
Noun
editoy (plural oylar)
Declension
editVolapük
editPronoun
editoy
- (indefinite personal pronoun) one
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ɔɪ
- Rhymes:English/ɔɪ/1 syllable
- English terms borrowed from Yiddish
- English terms derived from Yiddish
- English lemmas
- English interjections
- English two-letter words
- English greetings
- Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Cornish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Cornish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Cornish lemmas
- Cornish nouns
- Cornish masculine nouns
- kw:Eggs
- Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese feminine nouns
- Faroese terms with obsolete senses
- Faroese poetic terms
- fo:Islands
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- fi:Business
- Finnish initialisms
- Finnish maa-type nominals
- Gutnish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Gutnish terms derived from Old Norse
- Gutnish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Gutnish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Gutnish lemmas
- Gutnish nouns
- Gutnish feminine nouns
- Ladino terms derived from Latin
- Ladino lemmas
- Ladino nouns
- Ladino nouns in Latin script
- Ladino feminine nouns
- Ladino adverbs
- Old Spanish terms inherited from Latin
- Old Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Old Spanish lemmas
- Old Spanish adverbs
- Scots lemmas
- Scots interjections
- Scots greetings
- Scots nouns
- Tagalog 1-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/oj
- Rhymes:Tagalog/oj/1 syllable
- Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog interjections
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Tagalog colloquialisms
- Tagalog informal terms
- Tagalog terms with usage examples
- Tagalog greetings
- Tocharian A lemmas
- Tocharian A interjections
- Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish
- Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish
- Turkish terms inherited from Proto-Turkic
- Turkish terms derived from Proto-Turkic
- Turkish lemmas
- Turkish nouns
- Turkish terms with obsolete senses
- Turkish non-lemma forms
- Turkish verb forms
- Uzbek terms inherited from Chagatai
- Uzbek terms derived from Chagatai
- Uzbek terms inherited from Proto-Turkic
- Uzbek terms derived from Proto-Turkic
- Uzbek lemmas
- Uzbek nouns
- uz:Time
- uz:Months
- uz:Gregorian calendar months
- Volapük lemmas
- Volapük pronouns