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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish אוי (oy, oh, oy).

Pronunciation

Interjection

oy

  1. An exclamation typically expressing mild frustration or expressing feelings of uncertainty or concern.

See also

Anagrams


Cornish

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)

  1. egg

Derived terms


Faroese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse ey.

Pronunciation

Noun

oy f (genitive singular oyar, plural oyar)

  1. (obsolete, kvæði) island

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

  1. LLC (limited liability company)

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

See also


Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin hodie. Cognates include Old Galician-Portuguese oge.

Adverb

oy

  1. today

Descendants

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Scots

Interjection

oy

  1. Alternative spelling of oigh

Noun

oy (plural oys)

  1. grandchild

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish oye

Interjection

oy

  1. hey!
  2. An exclamation to get attention.
    Oy, tingnan n'yo 'to!
    Hey, look at this!
  3. A protest or reprimand.
    Oy! 'Wag!
    Hey! Stop!
  4. An expression of surprise.
    Oy! Bago 'to ah!
    Hey! This is new!
  5. An informal greeting, similar to uy.
    Oy! Kamusta?
    Hey! How are you?
  6. A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion.
    Oy? Ano ulit?
    Hey? What again?
  7. 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?
  8. 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)

  1. (obsolete) thought
  2. vote

Declension

Inflection
Nominative oy
Definite accusative oyu
Singular Plural
Nominative oy oylar
Definite accusative oyu oyları
Dative oya oylara
Locative oyda oylarda
Ablative oydan oylardan
Genitive oyun oyların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular oyum oylarım
2nd singular oyun oyların
3rd singular oyu oyları
1st plural oyumuz oylarımız
2nd plural oyunuz oylarınız
3rd plural oyları oyları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular oyumu oylarımı
2nd singular oyunu oylarını
3rd singular oyunu oylarını
1st plural oyumuzu oylarımızı
2nd plural oyunuzu oylarınızı
3rd plural oylarını oylarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular oyuma oylarıma
2nd singular oyuna oylarına
3rd singular oyuna oylarına
1st plural oyumuza oylarımıza
2nd plural oyunuza oylarınıza
3rd plural oylarına oylarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular oyumda oylarımda
2nd singular oyunda oylarında
3rd singular oyunda oylarında
1st plural oyumuzda oylarımızda
2nd plural oyunuzda oylarınızda
3rd plural oylarında oylarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular oyumdan oylarımdan
2nd singular oyundan oylarından
3rd singular oyundan oylarından
1st plural oyumuzdan oylarımızdan
2nd plural oyunuzdan oylarınızdan
3rd plural oylarından oylarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular oyumun oylarımın
2nd singular oyunun oylarının
3rd singular oyunun oylarının
1st plural oyumuzun oylarımızın
2nd plural oyunuzun oylarınızın
3rd plural oylarının oylarının

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Verb

oy

  1. second-person singular imperative of oymak

Uzbek

Other scripts
Cyrillic ой
Latin oy
Perso-Arabic

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 (moon; month), etc.

Noun

oy (plural oylar)

  1. month
  2. moon

Declension


Volapük

Pronoun

oy

  1. (indefinite personal pronoun) one