ooi

See also: OOI

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch ooi.

Noun

ooi (plural ooie)

  1. ewe

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ooi, ou, from Old Dutch *ōi, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Compare German Aue, West Frisian ei, English ewe.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -oːi̯
  • (file)

Noun

ooi f (plural ooien, diminutive ooitje n)

  1. ewe
    • 1988, Het Boek, International Bible Society, Genesis 31:38:
      Twintig jaar ben ik bij u geweest en al die tijd heb ik goed voor uw ooien en geiten gezorgd, zodat zij gezonde jongen ter wereld brachten. Nooit heb ik ook maar één ram aangeraakt om ervan te eten.
      I have been with you for Twenty years and all the time I took care of your ewes and goats; so that their healthy offspring were brought into the world. I also never touched a single ram to eat one of them.

Descendants

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