гой

See also: гои

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gojь, an action noun of Bulgarian гоя́ (gojá, “to feed, to provide”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɔj]

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Noun

гой • (goj) m

1. (dialectal) feeding, feast (of livestock)

   Synonym: (standard) гое́не (goéne)

   во́дя на гой

   vódja na goj

   to lead (livestock) to feeding

Declension

Declension of гой

	singular	plural
indefinite	гой goj	го́еве góeve
definite (subject form)	го́ят gójat	го́евете góevete
definite (object form)	го́я gója
count form	—	го́я gója

Related terms

• гоя́ impf (gojá), гоя́вам pf (gojávam, “to feed, to provide”)
  • го́ен (góen, “lush”)
  • гое́н (goén, “fed, saturated”) (participle)
• жир (žir, “fat”) (dialectal)
• зага́й (zagáj, “feeding spot”) (dialectal)

References

• “гой”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “гой”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Nanai

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *gia, compare Evenki ге (ge), Manchu ᡤᡡᠸᠠ (gūwa).

Adjective

гой (goy)

1. other

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡoj]

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Yiddish גוי (goy, “gentile”), from Hebrew גּוֹי (góy, “nation”).

Noun

гой • (goj) m anim (genitive го́я, nominative plural го́и, genitive plural го́ев, feminine го́йка)

1. Goy, gentile, non-Jew.

Declension

Declension of гой (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	го́й gój	го́и gói
genitive	го́я gója	го́ев gójev
dative	го́ю góju	го́ям gójam
accusative	го́я gója	го́ев gójev
instrumental	го́ем gójem	го́ями gójami
prepositional	го́е góje	го́ях gójax

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old East Slavic гои (goi), from Proto-Slavic *gojь.

Interjection

гой • (goj)

1. (dated, poetic, with ты (ty)) Used as an exclamation, greeting or solemn address; original literal meaning: abundance, peaceful life.

   Гой, ты, ро́дина моя́! ― Goj, ty, ródina mojá! ― Abundance/health, (to) you, my homeland!

Related terms

• гой еси́ (goj jesí)
• го́йда (gójda)

See also

• сла́ва (sláva), also used as a benedictory interjection