οἴ

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See also: οἵ and οἱ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wáy.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ǒi̯/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /y/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /y/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /y/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i/

Interjection

οἴ • (oí)

woe (expressing pain or grief)
Synonyms: αἴ (aí), οὐαί (ouaí)

Derived terms

οἴζω (oízō, “to wail”)
οἴμοι (oímoi)

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