oe

Etymology

From German and Swedish ö, Danish ø. Doublet of ea.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əʊ/
• Homophones: o, oh, owe

Noun

oe (plural oes)

1. (literary or poetic, rare) A small island.
   • 1817, Sir Walter Scott, Harold the Dauntless, canto III:

     I love my father's northern land, / Where the dark pine-trees grow, / And the bold Baltic's echoing strand / Looks o'er each grassy oe.

Anagrams

• E&O, EO, Eo, eo-

Verb

oe

1. third-person singular present indicative of oír
2. second-person singular imperative of oír

Etymology

From Old Irish úa, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚃᚔ (avi), from Proto-Celtic *awyos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewh₂yos (“grandfather”).

Noun

oe m, f (genitive singular oe, plural oeghyn)

1. grandchild

References

• “úa, óa, ó” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Noun

oe

1. water

References

• René Van Den Berg, A Grammar of the Muna Language (1989)

Noun

oe

1. woman

Further reading

• Hannah Sarvasy, A Grammar of Nungon: A Papuan Language of Northeast New Guinea (2017, →ISBN

Etymology

From Latin hodiē.

Adverb

oe

1. today

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic ogha, odha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o/, /oe/, /oi/

Noun

oe (plural oes)

1. (archaic) grandchild (especially illegitimate)
   • 1833, John Galt, The Howdie: An Autobiography,

     She told me that she was afraid her oe had brought home her wark, and that she didna doubt they would need the sleight of my hand.

Noun

oe

1. water

Further reading

• James J. Fox, The Poetic Power of Place: Comparative Perspectives on Austronesian (ISBN 1920942866, 2006): "Many carry the affix “oe” as part of the name. Oe is a Meto word meaning water."; cf ABVD