öi

See also: oei and Appendix:Variations of "oi"

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• üüch (Uri)

Etymology

From Middle High German iu, from Old High German iu, from Proto-Germanic *iwwiz, a variant of *izwiz, the dative and accusative form of *jūz. Cognate with Dutch jou, u, Low German jo, ju, jug, West Frisian jo, English you.

Pronunciation

• (Zürich) IPA^(key): /øi/

Pronoun

öi

1. accusative/dative of ir: you

Declension

Alemannic German personal pronouns

			nominative	accusative	dative	possessive m
singular	1st person		ich, i	mich, mi	mir, mier, mer	min, miin
	2nd person	familiar	du	dich, di	dir, dier, der	din, diin
		polite	Si		Ine, Ene, -ne	Ire
	3rd person	m	er	in, en	im	sin, siin
		f	si		ire
		n	es, 's, -s		im	sin, siin
plural	1st person		mir, mer	üs, öis, ois, eus		üse, öise, oise, euse
	2nd person		ir, ier	öi, eu		öie, eure
	3rd person		si		ine, ene, -ne	ire

Xavante

Etymology

From Proto-Central Jê *kəj (“flowing water”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʔəj]

Noun

öi

1. Form of ö (utterance-medial variant)

Alternative forms

• âi (Protestant spelling)