moy
Translingual
Symbol
moy
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Shekkacho terms
Cornish
Etymology
From Middle Cornish moy, from Proto-Brythonic *mọi, from Proto-Celtic *māyūs, comparative of *māros. Cognate with Welsh mwy.
Adjective
moy
Derived terms
- byth moy (“nor yet, still more”)
- moy es kans, moy ages kans (“over a hundred”)
- moy ha moy (“increasing(ly)”)
- moy po le (“more or less”)
- moyha (“most”)
Adverb
moy
Mutation
| radical | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| moy | voy | unchanged | unchanged | foy, voy* |
* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- “moy” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse mœr, mær, from Proto-Germanic *mawī, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔiːj/
Noun
moy f (genitive singular moyar, plural moyar)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
Middle French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French moi, mei.
Pronoun
moy
Descendants
- French: moi
Scots
Etymology
Inherited from Early Scots moy, from Middle Dutch mooy, moy (“pretty, nice”), from Old Dutch mōi (see modern Dutch mooi (“nice, beautiful”)). Related to German Low German mooi (“nice, friendly, attractive, beautiful”), dialectal Norwegian møy (“quiet, gentle”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
moy (comparative mair moy, superlative maist moy)
Talysh
Etymology
Cognate with Persian ماهی (mâhi).
Noun
moy
Uzbek
| Arabic | Afghan Uzbek | |
|---|---|---|
| Yangi Imlo | ||
| Cyrillic | мой | |
| Latin | moy | |
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *bań.
Noun
moy (plural moylar)
Derived terms
- moylamoq
- moyli (“oily, greasy”)
Further reading
- “moy“ in izoh.uz