oy

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔɪ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Yiddish אוי (oy, “oh, oy”).

Interjection

oy

1. An exclamation typically expressing mild frustration or expressing feelings of uncertainty or concern.

Alternative forms

• oi

Derived terms

• oy gevalt
• oy vey

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Interjection

oy

1. Alternative spelling of oi (“hey, hi, yo”)

Anagrams

• YO, y.o., y/o, yo, yo'

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *āuyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”), likely a derivative of *h₂éwis (“bird”) (whence also Latin avis (“bird”)). Compare Welsh wy, Breton vi.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key):
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key):

Noun

oy m (plural oyow)

1. egg

Derived terms

• gwynn oy
• melyn oy
• oy bryjys
• oy frankres
• oy friys
• oy skramblys

Faroese

Alternative forms

• oyggj (Modern Faroese)

Etymology

From Old Norse ey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

oy f (genitive singular oyar, plural oyar)

1. (obsolete, poetic) island

Usage notes

Survives in Faroese island names, e.g. Borðoy, Eysturoy, Fugloy, Hestoy, Kalsoy, Kunoy, Nólsoy, Sandoy, Skúvoy, Streymoy, Suðuroy, Svínoy, Vágoy Viðoy and Føroyar

Declension

(NB: This is not in use at the island names, see oyggj)

Finnish

Alternative forms

• OY, Oy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːˌyː/,

Noun

oy

1. (business) LLC; initialism of osakeyhtiö (“limited liability company”).

Usage notes

According to KOTUS the non-capitalized form oy is the recommended one. It is also used in the current Limited Liability Companies Act in force since 2006. In the older law the abbreviation was Oy and it is still widely used in non-official contexts.

Declension

See also

• oyj

Further reading

• “oy”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Gutnish

Etymology

From Old Norse ey, from Proto-Germanic *awjō. Cognates include Swedish ö, and Faroese oy.

Noun

oy f (definite oyi)

1. island

Ladino

Etymology 1

From Latin hodiē (compare Spanish hoy, Portuguese hoje).

Noun

oy f (Latin spelling)

1. child

Etymology 2

From Latin creatūra (compare Spanish criatura).

Adverb

oy

1. today

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin hodie. Cognates include Old Galician-Portuguese oge.

Adverb

oy

1. today

Descendants

• Ladino: oy
• Spanish: hoy

Scots

Interjection

oy

1. Alternative spelling of oigh

Noun

oy (plural oys)

1. grandchild

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• uy

Etymology

Probably a natural expression, as may be inferred from its presence with similar meaning in many other unrelated languages: English hey, Mandarin 哎 (āi), Latin eia, Czech ahoj, and Yiddish אוי (oy, “oh, oy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔoj/,

Interjection

oy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜌ᜔)

1. (colloquial, informal) Alternative form of hoy: expression used to call the attention of somebody: hey!

   Oy, tingnan n'yo 'to!

   Hey, look at this!

2. (colloquial, informal) Alternative form of hoy: expression used as a warning or as a protest: hey!

   Oy! 'Wag!

   Hey! Don't!

3. (colloquial, informal) an informal greeting: hey!

   Oy! Kamusta?

   Hey! How are you?

4. (colloquial, informal) an expression of surprise: hey!

   Oy! Bago 'to ah!

   Hey! This is new!

Tocharian A

Interjection

oy

1. alas

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oj/

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish اوی (oy, “thought”) Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ōδ.

Noun

oy (definite accusative oyu, plural oylar)

1. (obsolete) thought
2. vote

Declension

Synonyms

• rey (obsolete)

Etymology 2

Verb

oy

1. second-person singular imperative of oymak

Uzbek

Etymology

From Chagatai آی (ʾāy, “Moon; month”), from Proto-Turkic *āń(k) (“Moon; month”). Cognate with Uyghur ئاي (ay, “moon; month”), Turkish ay (“moon; month”), Turkmen aý (“moon; month”), etc.

Noun

oy (plural oylar)

1. month
2. moon

Declension

Volapük

Pronoun

oy

1. (indefinite personal pronoun) one