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-oi

-oi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oi"

English

Suffix

-oi

  1. plural of -os

Derived terms


Romanian

Etymology

From Latin -ōneus, -ōnius. See also the feminine -oaie. Compare Aromanian -onj, -onjiu. Cf. also Italian -one, an augmentative suffix.

Suffix

-oi n (plural -oaie)

  1. augmentative suffix, used to indicate a larger version of (e.g. piatră (rock) + -oipietroi (boulder), furcă (pitchfork) + -oifurcoi (big pitchfork))

Declension

Suffix

-oi m (plural -oi)

  1. used to make a masculine version of (e.g. pasăre (bird) + -oipăsăroi (male bird), vulpe (fox) + -oivulpoi (male fox))

Declension

Derived terms

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Related terms

See also