öy-

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word öy-. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word öy-, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say öy- in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word öy- you have here. The definition of the word öy- will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oföy-, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "oy"

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation

Prefix

öy-

  1. (Caura River dialect) Allomorph of ö- (second-person prefix) used for stems that begin with a vowel i, ö, or ü.

Inflection

Ye'kwana personal markers
pronoun noun possessor/
series II verb argument 		postposition object series I verb argument
transitive patient intransitive patient-like intransitive agent-like transitive agent
first person ewü y-, ∅-, ü-, u-1 w-, wi-
first person dual inclusive küwü k-, kü-, ku-, ki- k-, kii-, ki-1
second person amödö ö-, öy-/öd-, o-, oy-/od-, a-, ay-/ad- m-, mi-
first person dual exclusive nña y-/d-, ch-, ∅-, i-1 chö- ∅- n-, ni-
third person tüwü n-, ni-
distant past third person — kün-, kun-, kin-, ken-, küm-, kum-, kim-, kini-
coreferential/reflexive — t-, tü-, tu-, ti-, te- —
reciprocal — — öö-
  1. With following vowel lengthened if in an unreduced open syllable.
series I verb argument:
transitive agent and transitive patient
first person > second person mön-, man-, mon-, möm-, möni-
first person dual exclusive > second person
second person > first person k-, kü-, ku-, ki-
second person > first person dual exclusive
third person > any person X …or… any person X > third person see person X in the chart above
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia