soi

See also: so'i, sói, só͘-í, sôi, söi, and SOI

English

Etymology

From Thai ซอย (sɔɔi)

Noun

soi (plural soi or sois)

1. (Thailand) A side-street branching off a major street; an alley or lane.

Translations

a side-street branching off a major street in Thailand

• Japanese: ソイ (soi)
• Russian: сой (ru) m (soj)

• Thai: ซอย (th) (sɔɔi)

Anagrams

• ISO, Ios, OSI, iOS, ios, iso, iso-

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Asturian

Verb

soi

1. first-person singular present indicative of ser

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Brokskat

Pronoun

soi

1. he

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Finnish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: soi
• Rhymes: -oi
• IPA^(key): [ˈsoi]

Verb

soi

1. Third-person singular indicative present form of soida.
2. Third-person singular indicative past form of soida.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: soi
• IPA^(key): [ˈsoi(ʔ)]

Verb

soi

1. Indicative present connegative form of soida.
2. Second-person singular imperative present form of soida.
3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of soida.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: soi
• Rhymes: -oi
• IPA^(key): [soi]

Verb

soi

1. Third-person singular indicative past form of suoda.

Anagrams

• iso

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French

Etymology

From Old French sei, accented form of se, from Latin sē (in accented position), from Proto-Indo-European *swé (reflexive pronoun). More at se.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swa/
• Homophones: soie, soient, soies, sois, soit

Pronoun

soi

1. one
2. oneself
3. (dated) himself, herself, itself

Related terms

French personal pronouns

Number	Person	Gender	Nominative (subject)	Reflexive	Accusative (direct complement)	Dative (indirect complement)	Locative (at)	Genitive (of)	Disjunctive (tonic)
Singular	First	—	je, j’	me, m’			—	—	moi
	Second	—	tu	te, t’			—	—	toi
	Third	Masculine	il	se, s’	le, l’	lui	y	en	lui
		Feminine	elle		la, l’				elle
		—	on		—	—	—	—	soi
Plural	First	—	nous	nous			—	—	nous
	Second	—	vous	vous			—	—	vous
	Third	Masculine	ils	se, s’	les	leur	y	en	eux
		Feminine	elles						elles

Derived terms

Derived terms

• aller de soi
• amour de soi
• chez-soi

• soi-disant
• soi-même

Anagrams

• ois

Further reading

• “soi” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Cmavo

soi

1. Indicates a reciprocal/symmetrical relationship between two sumti.

   .i mi prami ri soi vo'a

   I love him/her/it and he/she/it me.

Usage notes

• Followed by a pair of sumti (often vo'V references): indicates that the relationship also holds with the given sumti swapped.
• If it is followed by only one sumti, then this sumti is swappable with the last sumti before the soi.

Derived terms

• soi vo'a

See also

• simxu

Rafsi

soi

1. rafsi of sonci.

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Old French

Alternative forms

• sei (Anglo-Norman)
• soy (Anglo-Norman or late Old French)

Pronoun

soi

1. third-person singular emphatic pronoun
   1. himself
   2. herself
   3. itself
   4. oneself

Usage notes

• Similar in terms of usage to modern French soi except it may be used as a personal object pronoun where modern French would use se

  pur ceo qe le roialme est pover et chescun homme est bosoignous de soi trover (modern French uses se trouver).

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Spanish

Verb

soi

1. (Chile) Informal second-person singular (vos) present indicative form of ser; You are.

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [s̪ɔj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɔj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɔj˧˥]

Verb

soi

1. to scrutinize
2. to illuminated

Derived terms

• nội soi
• soi mói
• soi rọi
• soi sáng