oy

• oi

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

• IPA^(key): /ɔɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪ

oy

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

• oy gevalt
• oy vey

• 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, kvæði) 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

From osakeyhtiö.

oy

1. LLC (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

From Latin hodie. Cognates include Old Portuguese oge.

oy

1. today

• Ladino: oy
• Spanish: hoy

oy

1. Alternative spelling of oigh

oy (plural oys)

1. grandchild

• IPA^(key): /oj/

oy (definite accusative oyu, plural oylar)

1. (obsolete) thought
2. vote

• rey (obsolete)

oy

1. second-person singular imperative of oymak

From Proto-Turkic *āń(k) (“moon, month”). Compare Uyghur ئاي‎ (ay), Turkish ay (“moon”), Turkmen aý (“moon”).

oy (plural oylar)

1. month
2. moon

oy

1. (indefinite personal pronoun) one