oui
Sentences
Meaning
Concepts
Opposite of
non
Synonyms
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/wi/
Etymology
In summary
First attested in 1380, from Old French oïl (1100), from Vulgar Latin *hoc ille or by surface analysis a compound of Old French o (affirmative particle) and il (“he”). Partially cognate to Occitan òc (“yes”) and Catalan oi (“isn't it?”). See the Old French term for details.
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