вой

See also: вои and вој

Bulgarian

Вой на глутница вълци

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɔj]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɔj

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *vъjь, *vyjь.

Noun

вой • (voj) m

1. howl, yowl (prolonged low-pitch cry of canines)
2. howl, tootle (low-pitch noise of siren, wind, or another inanimate source)
3. (figurative) cry, wail, whine, clamour (of person)

Declension

Declension of вой

	singular	plural
indefinite	вой voj	во́еве vóeve
definite (subject form)	во́ят vójat	во́евете vóevete
definite (object form)	во́я vója
count form	—	во́я vója

Related terms

• ви́я (víja, “to howl, to wail”)
• вик (vik, “scream”)
• въй (văj, “ah, wow”)

References

• “вой¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “вой”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

Expressive.

Interjection

вой • (voj)

1. (dialectal) alternative form of въй (văj, “wow, hey”)

   вой та тебе

   voj ta tebe

   hey you

References

• “вой²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vojь (“turn, curving”).

Noun

вой • (voj) m

1. (obsolete) turn, curving, volution

Declension

Declension of вой

	singular	plural
indefinite	вой voj	во́и1 vói1
definite (subject form)	во́ят vójat	во́ите1 vóite1
definite (object form)	во́я vója
count form	—	во́я vója

¹Archaic.

Derived terms

• заво́й (zavój, “curve, turn”)
• наво́й (navój, “wrapping band, rope”) (dialectal)
• пово́й (povój, “coverlet, wrap, coil”)
• приво́й (privój, “tie, lace”) (dialectal)
• разво́й (razvój, “development”)

Central Mansi

Etymology

From Proto-Mansi *wāj, from Proto-Uralic *waje.

Noun

вой (voj) (Pelym)

1. butter

References

• Lingvodoc 3.0, Dictionary Upper Pelym dialect of Mansi language, author priest K.Slovcov, 1905; page 13, row 12 [1]

Komi-Zyrian

Times of day

Previous:	рыт (ryt)
Next:	асыв (asyv)

Etymology

From Proto-Permic *öj, from Proto-Uralic *üje. Cognates include Finnish yö and Hungarian éj. The sense for the compass point emerged from the position of the Sun on the given time of day.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋoj/, [ˈʋo̞j]
• Rhymes: -oj
• Hyphenation: вой

Noun

вой • (voj)

1. night
2. north

Declension

Declension of вой (stem: вой-)

		singular	plural
nominative		вой (voj)	войяс (vojjas)
accusative	I 1	вой (voj)	войяс (vojjas)
	II 1	войӧс (vojös)	войясӧс (vojjasös)
instrumental		войӧн (vojön)	войясӧн (vojjasön)
comitative		войкӧд (vojköd)	войяскӧд (vojjasköd)
caritive		войтӧг (vojtög)	войястӧг (vojjastög)
consecutive		войла (vojla)	войясла (vojjasla)
genitive		войлӧн (vojlön)	войяслӧн (vojjaslön)
ablative		войлысь (vojlyś)	войяслысь (vojjaslyś)
dative		войлы (vojly)	войяслы (vojjasly)
inessive		войын (vojyn)	войясын (vojjasyn)
elative		войысь (vojyś)	войясысь (vojjasyś)
illative		войӧ (vojö)	войясӧ (vojjasö)
egressive		войсянь (vojśań)	войяссянь (vojjasśań)
approximative		войлань (vojlań)	войяслань (vojjaslań)
terminative		войӧдз (vojödź)	войясӧдз (vojjasödź)
prolative	I	войӧд (vojöd)	войясӧд (vojjasöd)
	II	войті (vojti)	войясті (vojjasti)

¹ Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.

Possessive declension of вой

First person singular singular plural nominative войӧй (vojöj) войясӧй (vojjasöj) accusative I 1 войӧй (vojöj) войясӧй (vojjasöj) II 1 войӧс (vojös) войясӧс (vojjasös) instrumental войнам (vojnam) войяснам (vojjasnam) comitative войӧйкӧд (vojöjköd) войясӧйкӧд (vojjasöjköd) caritive войтӧгым (vojtögym) войястӧгым (vojjastögym) consecutive войӧйла (vojöjla) войясӧйла (vojjasöjla) genitive войӧйлӧн (vojöjlön) войясӧйлӧн (vojjasöjlön) ablative войӧйлысь (vojöjlyś) войясӧйлысь (vojjasöjlyś) dative войӧйлы (vojöjly) войясӧйлы (vojjasöjly) inessive воям (vojam) войясам (vojjasam) elative войсьым (vojśym) войяссьым (vojjasśym) illative воям (vojam) войясам (vojjasam) egressive войсяньым (vojśańym) войяссяньым (vojjasśańym) approximative войланьым (vojlańym) войясланьым (vojjaslańym) terminative войӧдзым (vojödźym) войясӧдзым (vojjasödźym) prolative I войӧдым (vojödym) войясӧдым (vojjasödym) II войтіым (vojtiym) войястіым (vojjastiym) 1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I. Second person singular singular plural nominative войыд (vojyd) войясыд (vojjasyd) accusative I 1 войыд (vojyd) войясыд (vojjasyd) II 1 войтӧ (vojtö) войястӧ (vojjastö) instrumental войнад (vojnad) войяснад (vojjasnad) comitative войыдкӧд (vojydköd) войясыдкӧд (vojjasydköd) caritive войтӧгыд (vojtögyd) войястӧгыд (vojjastögyd) consecutive войыдла (vojydla) войясыдла (vojjasydla) genitive войыдлӧн (vojydlön) войясыдлӧн (vojjasydlön) ablative войыдлысь (vojydlyś) войясыдлысь (vojjasydlyś) dative войыдлы (vojydly) войясыдлы (vojjasydly) inessive вояд (vojad) войясад (vojjasad) elative войсьыд (vojśyd) войяссьыд (vojjasśyd) illative вояд (vojad) войясад (vojjasad) egressive войсяньыд (vojśańyd) войяссяньыд (vojjasśańyd) approximative войланьыд (vojlańyd) войясланьыд (vojjaslańyd) terminative войӧдзыд (vojödźyd) войясӧдзыд (vojjasödźyd) prolative I войӧдыд (vojödyd) войясӧдыд (vojjasödyd) II войтіыд (vojtiyd) войястіыд (vojjastiyd) 1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I. Third person singular singular plural nominative войыс (vojys) войясыс (vojjasys) accusative I 1 войыс (vojys) войясыс (vojjasys) II 1 войсӧ (vojsö) войяссӧ (vojjassö) instrumental войнас (vojnas) войяснас (vojjasnas) comitative войыскӧд (vojysköd) войясыскӧд (vojjasysköd) caritive войтӧгыс (vojtögys) войястӧгыс (vojjastögys) consecutive войысла (vojysla) войясысла (vojjasysla) genitive войыслӧн (vojyslön) войясыслӧн (vojjasyslön) ablative войыслысь (vojyslyś) войясыслысь (vojjasyslyś) dative войыслы (vojysly) войясыслы (vojjasysly) inessive вояс (vojas) войясас (vojjasas) elative войсьыс (vojśys) войяссьыс (vojjasśys) illative вояс (vojas) войясас (vojjasas) egressive войсяньыс (vojśańys) войяссяньыс (vojjasśańys) approximative войланьыс (vojlańys) войясланьыс (vojjaslańys) terminative войӧдзыс (vojödźys) войясӧдзыс (vojjasödźys) prolative I войӧдыс (vojödys) войясӧдыс (vojjasödys) II войтіыс (vojtiys) войястіыс (vojjastiys) 1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I. First person plural singular plural nominative войным (vojnym) войясным (vojjasnym) accusative I 1 войным (vojnym) войясным (vojjasnym) II 1 войнымӧ (vojnymö) войяснымӧ (vojjasnymö) instrumental войнаным (vojnanym) войяснаным (vojjasnanym) comitative войнымкӧд (vojnymköd) войяснымкӧд (vojjasnymköd) caritive войтӧгным (vojtögnym) войястӧгным (vojjastögnym) consecutive войнымла (vojnymla) войяснымла (vojjasnymla) genitive войнымлӧн (vojnymlön) войяснымлӧн (vojjasnymlön) ablative войнымлысь (vojnymlyś) войяснымлысь (vojjasnymlyś) dative войнымлы (vojnymly) войяснымлы (vojjasnymly) inessive вояным (vojanym) войясаным (vojjasanym) elative войсьыным (vojśynym) войяссьыным (vojjasśynym) illative вояным (vojanym) войясаным (vojjasanym) egressive войсяньным (vojśańnym) войяссяньным (vojjasśańnym) approximative войланьным (vojlańnym) войясланьным (vojjaslańnym) terminative войӧдзным (vojödźnym) войясӧдзным (vojjasödźnym) prolative I войӧдным (vojödnym) войясӧдным (vojjasödnym) II войтіным (vojtinym) войястіным (vojjastinym) 1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I. Second person plural singular plural nominative войныд (vojnyd) войясныд (vojjasnyd) accusative I 1 войныд (vojnyd) войясныд (vojjasnyd) II 1 войнытӧ (vojnytö) войяснытӧ (vojjasnytö) instrumental войнаныд (vojnanyd) войяснаныд (vojjasnanyd) comitative войныдкӧд (vojnydköd) войясныдкӧд (vojjasnydköd) caritive войтӧгныд (vojtögnyd) войястӧгныд (vojjastögnyd) consecutive войныдла (vojnydla) войясныдла (vojjasnydla) genitive войныдлӧн (vojnydlön) войясныдлӧн (vojjasnydlön) ablative войныдлысь (vojnydlyś) войясныдлысь (vojjasnydlyś) dative войныдлы (vojnydly) войясныдлы (vojjasnydly) inessive вояныд (vojanyd) войясаныд (vojjasanyd) elative войсьыныд (vojśynyd) войяссьыныд (vojjasśynyd) illative вояныд (vojanyd) войясаныд (vojjasanyd) egressive войсяньныд (vojśańnyd) войяссяньныд (vojjasśańnyd) approximative войланьныд (vojlańnyd) войясланьныд (vojjaslańnyd) terminative войӧдзныд (vojödźnyd) войясӧдзныд (vojjasödźnyd) prolative I войӧдныд (vojödnyd) войясӧдныд (vojjasödnyd) II войтіныд (vojtinyd) войястіныд (vojjastinyd) 1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I. Third person plural singular plural nominative войныс (vojnys) войясныс (vojjasnys) accusative I 1 войныс (vojnys) войясныс (vojjasnys) II 1 войнысӧ (vojnysö) войяснысӧ (vojjasnysö) instrumental войнаныс (vojnanys) войяснаныс (vojjasnanys) comitative войнымкӧс (vojnymkös) войяснымкӧс (vojjasnymkös) caritive войтӧгныс (vojtögnys) войястӧгныс (vojjastögnys) consecutive войнысла (vojnysla) войяснысла (vojjasnysla) genitive войныслӧн (vojnyslön) войясныслӧн (vojjasnyslön) ablative войныслысь (vojnyslyś) войясныслысь (vojjasnyslyś) dative войныслы (vojnysly) войясныслы (vojjasnysly) inessive вояныс (vojanys) войясаныс (vojjasanys) elative войсьыныс (vojśynys) войяссьыныс (vojjasśynys) illative вояныс (vojanys) войясаныс (vojjasanys) egressive войсяньныс (vojśańnys) войяссяньныс (vojjasśańnys) approximative войланьныс (vojlańnys) войясланьныс (vojjaslańnys) terminative войӧдзныс (vojödźnys) войясӧдзныс (vojjasödźnys) prolative I войӧдныс (vojödnys) войясӧдныс (vojjasödnys) II войтіныс (vojtinys) войястіныс (vojjastinys) 1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.

Derived terms

• войвыв (vojvyv)

See also

compass points:  ^[edit]

	вой (voj) войвыв (vojvyv)
рыт (ryt) рытыввыв (rytyvvyv)		асыв (asyv) асыввыв (asyvvyv)
	лун (lun) лунвыв (lunvyv)

References

• Bubrikh, Dmitry V. (1949), Грамматика литературного коми языка [Grammar of the literary Komi language] (in Russian), Leningrad: Zhdanov Leningrad State University, page 25
• L. M. Beznosikova; E. A. Ajbabina; R. I. Kosnyreva (2000), Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], →ISBN, page 106

Northern Khanty

Etymology

From Proto-Khanty *wajǝɣ, from Proto-Uralic *wajɜ. Cognate to Eastern Khanty войәӽ (wojəḥ).

Noun

вой (woj) (Kazym)

1. animal, beast

References

• Solovar, V. N. (2014), “вой”, in Хантыйско-русский Словарь (казымский диалект) [Khanty-Russian Dictionary (Kazym Dialect)]‎^[2], 2nd edition, Khanty-Mansiysk: ООО «ФОРМАТ», →ISBN, page 39

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [voj]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vojь (a deverbal of *vyti, whence выть (vytʹ)). See Proto-Slavic *vyti for more information.

Noun

вой • (voj) m inan (genitive во́я, nominative plural во́и, genitive plural во́ев) (verbal noun of выть (vytʹ) (nomen actionis instantiae; nomen obiecti; nomen qualitatis (metonymically)))

1. howl, wail

   (Intensive compounds:) вой до небе́с ― voj do nebés ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   вой на боло́тах ― voj na bolótax ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (also figurative)

   • 1875, Николай Лесков [Nikolai Leskov], “Глава десятая”, in На краю света; English translation from Alfred Edward Chamot, transl., On the Edge of the World, 1923:

     Пред мои́ми глаза́ми, вдали́, в полутьме́, что́-то мелькну́ло, как тёмная стрела́, пото́м друга́я, тре́тья, и вслед за тем в во́здухе разда́лся протя́жный жа́лобный вой.

     Pred moími glazámi, vdalí, v polutʹmé, štó-to melʹknúlo, kak tjómnaja strelá, potóm drugája, trétʹja, i vsled za tem v vózduxe razdálsja protjážnyj žálobnyj voj.

     I saw, in the twilight, something flitting in the distance, like a dark arrow, then another, and a third, and immediately after the air was filled with a long doleful howl.

Declension

Declension of вой (inan masc-form vowel-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	во́й vój	во́и vói
genitive	во́я vója	во́ев vójev
dative	во́ю vóju	во́ям vójam
accusative	во́й vój	во́и vói
instrumental	во́ем vójem	во́ями vójami
prepositional	во́е vóje	во́ях vójax

Coordinate terms

• лай (laj)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “вой”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • See: Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “выть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Shansky, N. M., editor (1968), “вой”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 3 (В), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 142
• Šanskij, N. M. (2004), “вой”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
• Anikin, A. E. (2014), “вой II”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 8 (во – вран), Moscow: Russian Language Institute, →ISBN, page 107

Further reading

• Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “вой”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
  • See: Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882), “выть 2”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.

Etymology 2

Verb

вой • (voj)

1. second-person singular imperative imperfective of выть (vytʹ)