oy

• IPA^(key): /ɔɪ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪ

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

oy

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

• oi

• oy gevalt
• oy vey

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

oy

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

• YO, y.o., y/o, yo, yo'

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.

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ɔˑɪ]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ʊˑɪ]

oy m (plural oyow)

1. egg

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

• oyggj (Modern Faroese)

From Old Norse ey.

• IPA^(key): [ɔiːj]

oy f (genitive singular oyar, plural oyar)

1. (obsolete, poetic) island

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

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

• OY, Oy

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːˌyː/, [ˈo̞ːˌyː]

oy

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

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.

• oyj

• “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

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

oy f (definite oyi)

1. island

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

oy f (Latin spelling)

1. child

From Latin creatūra (compare Spanish criatura).

oy

1. today

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

oy

1. today

• Ladino: oy
• Spanish: hoy

oy

1. Alternative spelling of oigh

oy (plural oys)

1. grandchild

• uy

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔoj/, [ˈʔoɪ̯]

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!

oy

1. alas

• IPA^(key): /oj/

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

oy (definite accusative oyu, plural oylar)

1. (obsolete) thought
2. vote

• rey (obsolete)

oy

1. second-person singular imperative of oymak

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.

oy (plural oylar)

1. month
2. moon

oy

1. (indefinite personal pronoun) one