oe
See also: œ, Oe, OE, 'oe, oë, ọe, and ỏe
English
Etymology 1
From Swedish ö and Danish ø. Doublet of ea.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /oʊ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əʊ/
- Rhymes: -oʊ, -əʊ
- Homophones: o, oh, owe
Noun
oe (plural oes)
- (literary or poetic, rare) A small island.
- 1817, [Walter Scott], “Canto Third”, in Harold the Dauntless; […], Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and Archibald Constable and Co., […], OCLC 962439993, stanza X.2, page 97:
- 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.
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Etymology 2
From Scottish Gaelic ogha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔɪ/, /oi/
- Rhymes: -ɔɪ, -oi
- Homophone: oy
Noun
oe (plural oes)
- A grandchild.
Anagrams
- E O, E&O, EO, Eo, eo-
Ambonese Malay
Interjection
oe
- hello, hi
- Oe, pi mana?
- Hello, where are you heading?
References
- D. Takaria, C. Pieter (1998) Kamus Bahasa Melayu Ambon-Indonesia, Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa
Galician
Verb
oe
- third-person singular present indicative of oír
- second-person singular imperative of oír
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish úa, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚃᚔ (avi), from Proto-Celtic *awyos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewh₂yos (“grandfather”).
Noun
oe m or f (genitive singular oe, plural oeghyn)
- grandchild
Derived terms
- aa-oe
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “úa, óa, ó”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Muna
Noun
oe
- water
References
- René Van Den Berg, A Grammar of the Muna Language (1989)
Nungon
Noun
oe
- woman
Further reading
- Hannah Sarvasy, A Grammar of Nungon: A Papuan Language of Northeast New Guinea (2017, →ISBN
Sardinian
Alternative forms
- oje, oze (Nuorese)
- oi (Campidanese)
Etymology
From Latin hodiē.
Adverb
oe
- (Logudorese, Nuorese) today
Scots
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic ogha, odha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o/, /oe/, /oi/
Noun
oe (plural oes)
- (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.
- 1833, John Galt, The Howdie: An Autobiography,
Uab Meto
Noun
oe
- water
Further reading
- James J. Fox, The Poetic Power of Place: Comparative Perspectives on Austronesian (→ISBN, 2006): "Many carry the affix “oe” as part of the name. Oe is a Meto word meaning water."; cf ABVD