moi

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See also: Moi, MOI, möi, mọi, mới, mỗi, mo'i, mōʻī, and мои

English

Etymology

From French.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

moi

  1. (humorous or sarcastic, often used questioningly to express mock surprise) Me.
    — Don't you be so cheeky.
    — Cheeky? Moi?
    Who'd have thought that such a thing would happen to little old moi!

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Noun

moi

  1. land snake

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown. The word has been traditionally compared with moro, suggesting a connection with Swedish morgon, but similar expressions are also found in other European and particularly Germanic languages, such as German Low German moin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoi̯/, [ˈmo̞i̯]
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  • Rhymes: -oi
  • Syllabification(key): moi

Interjection

moi

  1. hi, hello

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French

Etymology

From Middle French moy, from Old French mei, moi, mi (“me”), tonic form of me, from Latin mē (“me”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)me-, *(e)me-n- (“me”). More at me.

See cognates in regional languages in France : Norman mei, Gallo mai, Picard moè, Bourguignon moi, Franco-Provençal mè, Occitan me, Corsican me.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

moi

  1. me (first-person singular direct object pronoun)
  2. to me (first-person singular indirect object pronoun)

Synonyms

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French personal pronouns
Number Person Gender Nominative
(subject) 		Accusative
(direct complement) 		Dative
(indirect complement) 		Disjunctive
(tonic)
Singular First — je, j’ me, m’ moi
Second — tu te, t’ toi
Third Masculine il le, l’ lui lui
Feminine elle la, l’ elle
Gender neutral5 iel lea ellui
Indeterminate on1 — — —
Reflexive — se, s’4 soi4
Plural First — nous nous nous
Second — vous2 vous2,3 vous2
Third Masculine ils3 les leur eux
Feminine elles elles
Gender neutral5 iels elleux
1 Also used as the first person plural.
2 Also used as the polite singular form.
3 Also used when a group has both men and women.
4 Also used as third person plural reflexive.
5 Colloquial, and not in popular use.

Noun

moi m (uncountable)

  1. ego

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Further reading

Galician

Etymology

13th century. From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese mui, from muito (“very”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

moi

  1. very

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References

Japanese

Romanization

moi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of もい

Naga Pidgin

Etymology

From Assamese মই (moi)

Pronoun

moi

  1. 1st person singular pronoun, I
    Synonym: ami

Old French

Alternative forms

  • mei (early Old French or Anglo-Norman)
  • mi (early Old French)

Etymology

Tonic form of me, from Latin mē.

Pronoun

moi

  1. me

Usage notes

  • Similar in terms of usage to modern French moi except it may be used as a personal object pronoun where modern French would use me :
    ele se paine de moi ocire (modern French uses me tuer or m’occire).

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Descendants

  • Middle French: moy

Polish

Pronunciation

Pronoun

moi

  1. virile nominative/vocative plural of mój

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch mooi.

Adjective

moi

  1. beautiful

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-mɔːl ~ muəl (“digging stick”). Compare mói (as in soi mói).

Verb

moi • (𫴱)

  1. to drag out, to dig out

Derived terms

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Noun

(classifier con) moi

  1. a kind of sea shrimp
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