moei

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch moeye.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mui̯/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: moei
  • Rhymes: -ui̯

Noun[edit]

moei f (plural moeien, diminutive moetje n)

  1. (dated, colloquial, now chiefly dialectal) aunt
    Synonym: tante

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Negerhollands: mö, muj
  • → Papiamentu: mochi (from the diminutive)
  • → Sranan Tongo: mui

Verb[edit]

moei

  1. inflection of moeien:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Galician[edit]

Verb[edit]

moei

  1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of moer

Portuguese[edit]

Verb[edit]

moei

  1. second-person plural imperative of moer
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