-oi

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek -οι (-oi), the second-declension masculine nominative plural case ending — the plural form of -ος (-os); compare the equivalents of the Latin second declension (-us → -ī), with which the Grecian case endings are usually substituted in English words, especially in the plural.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: -oi, IPA^(key): /-ɔɪ/

Suffix

-oi

1. plural of -os

Anagrams

• I/O, IO, Io, i/o, io

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oj/

Suffix

-oi n (plural -oaie)

1. augmentative suffix, used to indicate a larger version of (e.g. piatră (“rock”) + ‎-oi → ‎pietroi (“boulder”), furcă (“pitchfork”) + ‎-oi → ‎furcoi (“big pitchfork”))

Suffix

-oi m (plural -oi)

1. used to make a masculine version of (e.g. pasăre (“bird”) + ‎-oi → ‎păsăroi (“male bird”), vulpe (“fox”) + ‎-oi → ‎vulpoi (“male fox”))