ooi

Meaning

ewe

Concepts

ewe

sheep

Frequency

43k
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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