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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *gojь, an action noun of Bulgarian гоя́ (gojá, “to feed, to provide”).
Pronunciation
Noun
гой • (goj) m
- (dialectal) feeding, feast (of livestock)
- Synonym: (standard) гое́не (goéne)
во́дя на гой- vódja na goj
- to lead (livestock) to feeding
Declension
Declension of гой
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singular
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plural
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гой
goj
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го́еве
góeve
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definite
(subject form)
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го́ят
gójat
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го́евете
góevete
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definite
(object form)
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го́я
gója
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го́я
gója
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- гоя́ impf (gojá), гоя́вам pf (gojávam, “to feed, to provide”)
- го́ен (góen, “lush”)
- гое́н (goén, “fed, saturated”) (participle)
- жир (žir, “fat”) (dialectal)
- зага́й (zagáj, “feeding spot”) (dialectal)
References
- “гой”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “гой”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Nanai
Etymology
From Proto-Tungusic *gia, compare Evenki ге (ge), Manchu ᡤᡡᠸᠠ (gūwa).
Adjective
гой (goy)
- other
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Yiddish גוי (goy, “gentile”), from Hebrew גּוֹי (góy, “nation”).
Noun
гой • (goj) m anim (genitive го́я, nominative plural го́и, genitive plural го́ев, feminine го́йка)
- Goy, gentile, non-Jew.
Declension
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old East Slavic гои (goi), from Proto-Slavic *gojь.
Interjection
гой • (goj)
- (dated, poetic, with ты (ty)) Used as an exclamation, greeting or solemn address; original literal meaning: abundance, peaceful life.
- Гой, ты, ро́дина моя́! ― Goj, ty, ródina mojá! ― Abundance/health, (to) you, my homeland!
See also
- сла́ва (sláva), also used as a benedictory interjection