ooi
Meaning
ewe
Concepts
ewe
sheep
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/oːi̯/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ooi, ou, from Old Dutch *ōi, from Proto-West Germanic *awi, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Compare German Aue, West Frisian ei, English ewe. Unrelated to ooibos (“riparian forest”).
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