voe

See also: Voe, vo'e, vö, and vö.

English

Alternative forms

• vae, vo

Etymology

Shetland and Orkney dialect, from Norn, from Old Norse vágr. Cognate with Swedish and Norwegian våg, and Faroese vágur. Doublet of way.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /vəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /voʊ/
• Rhymes: -əʊ

Noun

voe (plural voes)

1. (British) A narrow sea inlet, particularly in the Shetland Islands, similar to a fjord.

Anagrams

• OEV

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvoɛ]

Interjection

voe

1. (informal) alternative form of woe (ellipsis of ty vole)

Galician

Verb

voe

1. inflection of voar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

voe

1. inflection of voar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative