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. In 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, OIs, OSI, iOS, ios, iso, iso-

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Asturian

Verb

soi

1. first-person singular present indicative of ser

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Bourguignon

Etymology 1

From Latin serus.

Noun

soi m (plural sois)

1. evening

Synonyms

• vesprôt

Etymology 2

From Latin se.

Pronoun

soi

1. one (reflexive pronoun)
2. oneself

Related terms

    Bourguignon personal pronouns

Number	Person	Gender	Nominative (subject)	Inversion	Reflexive	Accusative (direct complement)	Dative (indirect complement)	Disjunctive (tonic)	Locative (at)	Genitive (of)
Singular	First	—	i (rarely je)	-je	me, m’			moi	—	—
	Second	—	tu, t'	-tu	te, t’			toi	—	—
	Third	Masculine	ai, before vowels el	-ti	se, s’	le, l’	lu	lu	y	en
		Feminine	ale			la, l’		lei
		Neuter	çai	-ce		çai		çai, çan	—	—
		—	an	-an		—	—	soi	—	—
Plural	First	—	i (rarely je)	-je	nos				—	—
	Second	—	vos	-vos	vos				—	—
	Third	Masculine	ai, before vowels el	-ti	se, s’	les	lor	lor	y	en
		Feminine	ales

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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, iso-, ois

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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/

• Audio

  (file)

• 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, soi
		Feminine	elle		la, l’				elle, soi
		—	on		—	—	—	—	soi
Plural	First	—	nous	nous			—	—	nous
	Second	—	vous	vous			—	—	vous
	Third	Masculine	ils	se, s’	les	leur	y	en	eux, soi
		Feminine	elles						elles, soi

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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Occitan

Verb

soi

1. first-person singular present indicative of èsser

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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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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish soy.

Noun

soi n (plural soiuri)

1. breed, kind, ilk, species, variety, race

Declension

declension of soi

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) soi	soiul	(niște) soiuri	soiurile
genitive/dative	(unui) soi	soiului	(unor) soiuri	soiurilor
vocative	soiule		soiurilor

Synonyms

• rasă, castă, neam, clasă

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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): [sɔj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɔj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɔj˧˧] ~ [sɔj˧˧]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-lɔːl (“to gaze at one's own reflection”) (Ferlus).

Verb

soi (𤐝, 𥋸, 󱧽, 󱈗, 𬧾)

1. to flash (light); to illuminate; to light; to give light to
2. to look at one's image in (a mirror)

   soi gương ― to look at oneself in the mirror

3. to candle (e.g. an egg)
4. to see closely (under a microscope, magnifier, etc.); to examine

Derived terms

Derived terms

• nội soi
• săm soi
• soi mói
• soi rọi
• soi sáng
• soi xét
• xét soi

 

Etymology 2

Noun

soi (𪤠)

1. alluvial island (in a river)

Etymology 3

Compare sõi, sỏi.

Adjective

soi

1. (archaic) accomplished; experienced; well-versed in