οι

See also: οἱ, οἵ, -οι, and Appendix:Variations of "oi"

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek οἱ (hoi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i/
• Homophone: η (i)

Article

οι • (oi) m pl or f pl

1. (definite) nominative masculine plural of ο (o) (the)
2. (definite) nominative feminine plural of ο (o) (the)

Declension

The definite article

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ο (o)	η (i)	το (to)		οι (oi)	οι (oi)	τα (ta)
genitive	του (tou)	της (tis)	του (tou)		των (ton)	των (ton)	των (ton)
accusative	το(ν) (to(n)) 1	τη(ν) (ti(n)) 1	το (to)		τους (tous)	τις (tis)	τα (ta)

1. The final ν is preserved before vowels, and the plosive/affricate consonants:
      κ, π, τ, ξ, ψ, μπ, ντ, γκ, τσ, τζ
Archaic forms used in certain fixed phrases: τοις (tois), τας (tas)