ois

Bavarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔɛ̯s/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German alles, allez, from Old High German allez, allaz, neuter form of al, all (“all”). Compare Cimbrian alles, allz, allias, German alles, Low German allns (Allns), Dutch alles, West Frisian alles, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰 (allata).

Pronoun

ois

1. everything, all

   Ois oasch. ― It's all shit.

   Ois då drunt gheat wegagramt. ― Everything down there needs to be cleared away.

   • 2000, “Eh Ok”, performed by Granada:

     Is jo eh ois, eh ok halt.

     Well, everything really is, really just ok.

Synonyms

• ollas

Etymology 2

From Middle High German alles, from Old High German also, alsō (“as, like”); equivalent to ois + so. Compare German als, Dutch als and English as.

Conjunction

ois

1. as; in the function of; in the form of

   Ois wås gemma heier zum Fåsching? ― What do we dress up as for carneval this year?

   Des soid ma ois a Åazt scho wissn. ― As a doctor one should know that.

2. as if

   De håd a Ångst vuam Regn ois warad's aus Zucker. ― She is afraid of the rain as if she were made of sugar.

Finnish

Verb

ois

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of olisi

Anagrams

• -iso, iso, iso-, soi

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa/

Verb

ois

1. inflection of ouïr:
   1. first/second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• soi

Irish

Alternative forms

• uis (dated)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪʃ/

Noun

ois m

1. inflection of os:
   1. vocative/genitive singular
   2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation