вой

See also: вои and вој

Bulgarian

Вой на глутница вълци

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɔj]

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 (vǎj, “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 (vǎj, “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

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”)

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Komi-Permyak

Etymology

From Proto-Permic *öj, from Proto-Uralic *üje.

Noun

вой • (voj)

1. night

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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]
• Hyphenation: вой

Noun

вой • (voj)

1. night
2. north

Derived terms

• войвыв (vojvyv)

 

See also

	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

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [voj]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vojь. Compare выть (vytʹ). See Proto-Slavic *vyti for more information.

Noun

вой • (voj) m inan (genitive во́я, nominative plural во́и, genitive plural во́ев)

1. howl, wail

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

Etymology 2

Verb

вой • (voj)

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