noi
See also: nói, nổi, nồi, and női
Aromanian
Etymology
From Latin nōs. Compare Romanian noi.
Pronoun
noi
- (first-person plural pronoun, nominative) we
Related terms
- noauã
- nã
Pronoun
noi
- (long/stressed accusative form) us
See also
- io/iou, mini
- tu, tini
- el/elu, nãs
- voi
- nãsh, elj
Bourguignon
Etymology
From Latin niger.
Adjective
noi (feminine noire, masculine plural nois, feminine plural noires)
- black
Derived terms
- noiri
Catalan
Alternative forms
- noy (obsolete)
Etymology
Unknown. Proposals include:
- Vulgar Latin *novius (“newly wed”).
- Vulgar Latin *novinus, a diminutive of novus (“new”).
- From a diminutive of nin (a variant form of nen), i.e. nin > ninoi > noi.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈnɔj/
Audio (file)
Noun
noi m (plural nois, feminine noia)
- boy, young man
- Synonyms: xic, al·lot, pallago
Further reading
- “noi” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “noi”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “noi” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “noi” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Corsican
Alternative forms
- noscu, no
Etymology
From Latin nos, from Proto-Italic *nōs. Cognates include Italian noi and Romanian noi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɔj/
Pronoun
noi
- we
- us (disjunctive)
See also
Corsican personal pronouns
| Nominative | Dative | Accusative | Disjunctive | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | 1st person | eiu | mi | mè | |
| 2nd person | tù | ti | tè | ||
| 3rd person m | ellu | li | u, l' | ellu | |
| 3rd person f | ella | a, l' | ella | ||
| Plural | 1st person | noi | ci | noi | |
| 2nd person | voi | vi | voi | ||
| 3rd person m | elli | li | i, l' | elli | |
| 3rd person f | elle | e, l' | elle | ||
References
- “noi, noscu, no” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa
Dalmatian
Etymology
From Latin nōs. Compare Italian noi, French nous and Spanish nos.
Pronoun
noi
- (first-person plural pronoun, oblique case) us
Related terms
- nu
- nojiltri
Finnish
Etymology
From the oblique forms (see the inflection under tuo) by analogy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnoi̯/, [ˈno̞i̯]
- Rhymes: -oi
- Syllabification(key): noi
Pronoun
noi
- (now colloquial or dialectal) nominative plural of toi
Synonyms
- nuo (standard)
Anagrams
- -oin, oin
Hawaiian
Noun
noi
- request
Verb
noi
- (transitive) to ask for, request
Italian
Etymology
From Latin nōs, from Proto-Italic *nōs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnoj/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -oj
- Hyphenation: nói
Pronoun
noi (first person plural)
- we; us
Related terms
- noialtri
See also
Italian personal pronouns
| Number | Person | Gender | Nominative | Reflexive | Accusative | Dative | Conjunctive | Disjunctive | Locative | Partitive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | first | — | io | mi, m', -mi | me | me | — | |||
| second | — | tu | ti, t', -ti | te | te | |||||
| third | m | lui | si2, s', -si | lo, l', -lo | gli, -gli | glie, se2 | lui, sé | ci, c', vi, v' (formal) | ne, n' | |
| f | lei, Lei1 | la, La1, l', L'1, -la, -La1 | le3, Le1, -le3, -Le1 | lei, Lei1, sé | ||||||
| Plural | first | — | noi | ci, c', -ci | ce | noi | — | |||
| second | — | voi, Voi4 | vi, Vi4, v', V'4, -vi, -Vi4 | ve | voi, Voi4 | |||||
| third | m | loro, Loro1 | si, s', -si | li, Li1, -li, -Li1 | gli, -gli, loro (formal), Loro1 | glie, se | loro, Loro1, sé | ci, c', vi, v' (formal) | ne, n' | |
| f | le, Le1, -le, -Le1 | |||||||||
| 1 | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | |||||||||
| 2 | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | |||||||||
| 3 | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | |||||||||
| 4 | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | |||||||||
Anagrams
- -ino, -oni, Ino, ino
Manx
Preposition
noi
- counter, averse, against, versus, cross, opposed
Derived terms
- noi-
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nuj/
Pronoun
noi
- we; us
Related terms
- nojàutri
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /noj/
- Rhymes: -oj
Etymology 1
From Latin nōs, from Proto-Italic *nōs.
Pronoun
noi (first-person plural)
- (nominative form) we
Declension
| Nominative | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| noi | |||
| Accusative | |||
| stressed | unstressed | ||
| noi | ne | ||
| Genitive | |||
| Singular | Plural | ||
| m & n | f | m | f & n |
| nostru | noastră | noștri | noastre |
| Dative | |||
| stressed | unstressed | ||
| nouă | ne | ||
| Reflexive | |||
| Accusative | Dative | ||
| stressed | unstressed | stressed | unstressed |
| noi | ne | nouă | ne |
Pronoun
noi (stressed accusative form of noi)
- (direct object, preceded by preposition, such as "pe", "cu", "la", or "pentru") us
See also
Romanian personal pronouns
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | eu | noi | |
| 2nd person | plain | tu | voi |
| semi-polite | dumneata | dumneavoastră | |
| polite | dumneavoastră | ||
| 3rd person familiar | m | el | ei |
| f | ea | ele | |
| 3rd person polite | m | dumnealui | dumnealor |
| f | dumneaei | ||
Etymology 2
Forms of the adjective nou
Adjective
noi
- masculine/feminine/neuter plural nominative/accusative of nou (“new”)
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin novem. Compare Italian nove.
Numeral
noi
- (Campidanese) nine
Sassarese
Etymology
From Latin nōs, from Proto-Italic *nōs, from the oblique forms of Proto-Indo-European *wéy (“us”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnoi/
Pronoun
noi
- we, us
Related terms
- nosthru
See also
- zi
References
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɔj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [nɔj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [nɔj˧˧]
Verb
noi • (𨁡, 𨁧, 𫏙, 𬧇, 𬧗)
- (usually with theo) to follow; to look in respect
Derived terms
Derived terms
- noi gương
Western Apache
Alternative forms
- non
Etymology
Cognates: Navajo nooʼ, Chiricahua non, Mescalero non, Plains Apache nǫǫ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nòj/
Noun
noi
- something stored away, cache
Zou
Noun
noi
- breast
References
- http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2013/zouphonologyfinal.pdf