moy

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See also: møy

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mœr, mær, from Proto-Germanic *mawī, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

moy f (genitive singular moyar, plural moyar)

  1. maid, maiden
  2. virgin

Declension

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Synonyms

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French moi, mei.

Pronoun

moy

  1. me

Descendants

  • French: moi

Scots

Etymology

From Early Scots moy, from Middle Dutch mooy, moy (pretty, nice), from Old Dutch mōi, from Proto-West Germanic *mauwī. Compare Dutch mooi (nice, beautiful), German Low German mooi (nice, friendly, attractive, beautiful), dialectal Norwegian møy (quiet, gentle).

Adjective

moy (comparative mair moy, superlative maist moy)

  1. mild; gentle; reserved; meek

Talysh

Etymology

Cognate with Persian ماهی (mâhi).

Noun

moy

  1. fish

Uzbek

Other scripts
Cyrillic мой (moy)
Latin moy
Perso-Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bań.

Noun

moy (plural moylar)

  1. fat, grease
  2. edible oil, butter
  3. lubricant