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Oy

Oy

See also: oy, OY, -’oy, , oÿ, öý, and Appendix:Variations of "oy"

Finnish

Noun

Oy

  1. Alternative spelling of oy (an LLC, 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. The form Oy comes from the older law and is still widely used in non-official contexts.



Turkish

Proper noun

Oy

  1. A male given name

oy

oy

See also: Oy, OY, -’oy, , oÿ, öý, and Appendix:Variations of "oy"

English

Alternative forms

Interjection

oy

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

See also

Anagrams


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 ŵy, Breton vi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɔi]

Noun

oy m (plural oyow)

  1. egg

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ey.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɔiːj]

Noun

oy f (genitive singular oyar, plural oyar)

  1. (obsolete, kvæði) 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)

f6 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative oy oyin oyar oyarnar
Accusative oy oyina oyar oyarnar
Dative oy oyini oyum oyunum
Genitive oyar oyarinnar oya oyanna

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From osakeyhtiö.

Noun

oy

  1. LLC (limited liability company)

Declension

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.

See also


Old Spanish

Adverb

oy

  1. today

Descendants

  • Ladino: oy
  • Spanish: hoy

Scots

Interjection

oy

  1. Alternative spelling of oigh

Noun

oy (plural oys)

  1. grandchild

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oj/

Noun

oy (definite accusative oyu, plural oylar)

  1. (obsolete) thought
  2. vote

Declension

Synonyms

  • rey (obsolete)

Uzbek

Noun

oy (plural oylar)

  1. month
  2. moon

Declension


Volapük

Pronoun

oy

  1. (indefinite personal pronoun) one