oy
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish אוי (oy, “oh, oy”).
Pronunciation
Interjection
oy
- An exclamation typically expressing mild frustration or expressing feelings of uncertainty or concern.
See also
Anagrams
Cornish
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Etymology
From 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
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Noun
oy m (plural oyow)
Derived terms
Faroese
Alternative forms
- oyggj (Modern Faroese)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
oy f (genitive singular oyar, plural oyar)
Usage notes
Survives in Faroese island names, e.g. Borðoy, Eysturoy, Fugloy, Hestoy, Kalsoy, Kunoy, Nólsoy, Sandoy, Skúvoy, Streymoy, Suðuroy, Svínoy, Vágoy Viðoy and Føroyar
Declension
(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
Alternative forms
Etymology
From osakeyhtiö.
Initialism
oy
Usage notes
According 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
Inflection of oy (type maa)
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See also
Old Spanish
Etymology
From Latin hodie. Cognates include Old Galician-Portuguese oge.
Adverb
oy
Descendants
Scots
Interjection
oy
- Alternative spelling of oigh
Noun
oy (plural oys)
Tagalog
Etymology
Interjection
oy
- hey!
- An exclamation to get attention.
- Oy, tingnan n'yo 'to!
- Hey, look at this!
- A protest or reprimand.
- Oy! 'Wag!
- Hey! Stop!
- An expression of surprise.
- Oy! Bago 'to ah!
- Hey! This is new!
- An informal greeting, similar to uy.
- Oy! Kamusta?
- Hey! How are you?
- A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion.
- Oy? Ano ulit?
- Hey? What again?
- an expression of acknowledgment of someone, whose name one cannot remember right away.
- Si oy nga pala. Ano ulit pangalan niya?
- Oh yeah, it's hey. What's his name again?
- A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in song lyrics.
- "Oy oy oy, oy oy oy! Hoy hoy hoy, hoy hoy hoy! Oh oh oy oy, oy oy"!
- Hey hey hey, hey hey hey! Hey hey hey, hey hey hey! Oh oh hey hey, hey hey!
Synonyms
Alternative forms
Turkish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
oy (definite accusative oyu, plural oylar)
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Nominative | oy | oylar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | oyu | oyları | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | oya | oylara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | oyda | oylarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genitive | oyun | oyların | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Synonyms
- rey (obsolete)
Etymology 2
Verb
oy
Uzbek
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Cyrillic | ой |
Latin | oy |
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Etymology
From Chagatai آی (ʾāy, “Moon; month”), from Proto-Turkic *āń(k) (“Moon; month”). Cognate with Uyghur ئاي (ay, “moon; month”), Turkish ay (“moon; month”), Turkmen aý (“moon; month”), etc.
Noun
oy (plural oylar)
Declension
Volapük
Pronoun
oy
- (indefinite personal pronoun) one
- English terms borrowed from Yiddish
- English terms derived from Yiddish
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɔɪ
- English lemmas
- English interjections
- English two-letter words
- 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
- fo:Islands
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish initialisms
- Finnish maa-type nominals
- Old Spanish terms inherited from Latin
- Old Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Old Spanish lemmas
- Old Spanish adverbs
- Scots lemmas
- Scots interjections
- Scots nouns
- Tagalog terms derived from Spanish
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog interjections
- Tagalog terms with usage examples
- Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Turkish lemmas
- Turkish nouns
- Turkish terms with obsolete senses
- Turkish non-lemma forms
- Turkish verb forms
- Uyghur terms inherited from Chagatai
- Uyghur terms derived from Chagatai
- Uzbek terms inherited from Proto-Turkic
- Uzbek terms derived from Proto-Turkic
- Uzbek lemmas
- Uzbek nouns
- Volapük lemmas
- Volapük pronouns