oy
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɪ
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Yiddish אוי (oy, “oh, oy”).
Interjection
oy
- An exclamation typically expressing mild frustration or expressing feelings of uncertainty or concern.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Interjection
oy
- Alternative spelling of oi (“hey, hi, yo”)
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
- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ɔˑɪ]
- (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ʊˑɪ]
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
Pronunciation
Noun
oy
- (business) LLC; initialism of osakeyhtiö (“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
Declension of oy (type maa)
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See also
Further reading
- “oy”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Gutnish
Etymology
From Old Norse ey, from Proto-Germanic *awjō. Cognates include Swedish ö, and Faroese oy.
Noun
oy f (definite oyi)
Ladino
Etymology 1
From Latin hodiē (compare Spanish hoy, Portuguese hoje).
Noun
oy f (Latin spelling)
Etymology 2
From Latin creatūra (compare Spanish criatura).
Adverb
oy
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
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably a natural expression, as may be inferred from its presence with similar meaning in many other unrelated languages: English hey, Mandarin 哎 (āi), Latin eia, Czech ahoj, and Yiddish אוי (oy, “oh, oy”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔoj/ [ˈʔoɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -oj
- Syllabification: oy
Interjection
oy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜌ᜔)
- (colloquial, informal) Alternative form of hoy: expression used to call the attention of somebody: hey!
- Oy, tingnan n'yo 'to!
- Hey, look at this!
- (colloquial, informal) Alternative form of hoy: expression used as a warning or as a protest: hey!
- Oy! 'Wag!
- Hey! Don't!
- (colloquial, informal) an informal greeting: hey!
- Oy! Kamusta?
- Hey! How are you?
- (colloquial, informal) an expression of surprise: hey!
- Oy! Bago 'to ah!
- Hey! This is new!
Anagrams
Tocharian A
Interjection
oy
Turkish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish اوی (oy, “thought”) Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ōδ.
Noun
oy (definite accusative oyu, plural oylar)
Declension
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Nominative | oy | oylar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dative | oya | oylara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | oyda | oylarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | oydan | oylardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | oyun | oyların | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Synonyms
- rey (obsolete)
Etymology 2
Verb
oy
Uzbek
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Cyrillic | ой (oy) |
Latin | oy |
Perso-Arabic |
Etymology
From Chagatai آی (ʾāy, “Moon; month”), from Proto-Turkic *āy (“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 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ɔɪ
- Rhymes:English/ɔɪ/1 syllable
- English terms borrowed from Yiddish
- English terms derived from Yiddish
- English lemmas
- English interjections
- English two-letter words
- English greetings
- 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
- Faroese poetic terms
- fo:Islands
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- fi:Business
- Finnish initialisms
- Finnish maa-type nominals
- Gutnish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Gutnish terms derived from Old Norse
- Gutnish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Gutnish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Gutnish lemmas
- Gutnish nouns
- Gutnish feminine nouns
- Ladino terms derived from Latin
- Ladino lemmas
- Ladino nouns
- Ladino nouns in Latin script
- Ladino feminine nouns
- Ladino adverbs
- Old Spanish terms inherited from Latin
- Old Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Old Spanish lemmas
- Old Spanish adverbs
- Scots lemmas
- Scots interjections
- Scots greetings
- Scots nouns
- Tagalog 1-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/oj
- Rhymes:Tagalog/oj/1 syllable
- Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog interjections
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Tagalog colloquialisms
- Tagalog informal terms
- Tagalog terms with usage examples
- Tagalog greetings
- Tocharian A lemmas
- Tocharian A interjections
- Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish
- Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish
- Turkish terms inherited from Proto-Turkic
- Turkish terms derived from Proto-Turkic
- Turkish lemmas
- Turkish nouns
- Turkish terms with obsolete senses
- Turkish non-lemma forms
- Turkish verb forms
- Uzbek terms inherited from Chagatai
- Uzbek terms derived from Chagatai
- Uzbek terms inherited from Proto-Turkic
- Uzbek terms derived from Proto-Turkic
- Uzbek lemmas
- Uzbek nouns
- uz:Time
- uz:Months
- uz:Gregorian calendar months
- Volapük lemmas
- Volapük pronouns