ooi

Concepts

ewe

sheep

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Synonyms

schaap

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Translations

ovelha

Mutterschaf

pecora

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ovella

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oveja

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brebis

Aue

ovis

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oveja madre

προβατίνα

Zibbe

αμνάδα

αρνάδα

be

Pronounced as (IPA)

/oːi̯/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: ooi

Inherited from Old Dutch: *ōi

Cognate with German: Aue

Cognate with Western Frisian: ei

Cognate with English: ewe

In summary

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”).