øy
See also: Appendix:Variations of "oy"
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse ey (“island”), from Proto-Germanic *awjō (“floodplain, meadow, island”), from earlier *agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ (“water”). Cognate with English ey, eyot, oe, ait, and German Aue.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈœ̼ʏ̯]
Noun
øy f or m (definite singular øya or øyen, indefinite plural øyer, definite plural øyene)
- an island
Usage notes
- One of the nouns whose feminine form is predominant in formal writing.
Derived terms
References
- “øy” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse ey, from Proto-Germanic *awjō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈœ̼ʏ̯], [ˈoʏ̯], [ˈuʏ̯]
Noun
øy f (definite singular øya, indefinite plural øyar or øyer, definite plural øyane or øyene)
- an island
Derived terms
References
- “øy” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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