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

Declension of oaie

	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