oaie

See also: -oaie

Manx

Etymology 1

Noun

oaie m (genitive singular oaie, plural oaieyn)

1. front, façade, face, frontage

Synonyms

• eddin
• (front): glaare

Etymology 2

Noun

oaie f (genitive singular oaie, plural oaieghyn)

1. Alternative spelling of oaye

Romanian

Alternative forms

• óie (obsolete). Compare Aromanian oie.

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ovem, accusative of ovis, from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”) or *h₃éwis. Compare Aromanian oai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo̯a.je/

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• Rhymes: -aje
• Hyphenation: oa‧ie

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Noun

oaie f (plural oi)

1. sheep (general)
2. ewe, female sheep (specific)

Usage notes

The collective noun for oaie is turmă (“flock”).

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	oaie	oaia		oi	oile
genitive-dative	oi	oii		oi	oilor
vocative	oaie, oaio			oilor

Related terms

• oier
• oiță

See also

• batal
• berbec
• miel
• mioară