# voi
## Aromanian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin vōs, from Proto-Italic *wōs. Compare Romanian voi.

#### Pronoun

voi
* (second-person plural pronoun, nominative form) you (plural), you all (group being addressed)

#### Pronoun

voi
* (long/stressed accusative form) you (group being addressed)

#### Related terms

* voauã
* vã / vi

#### See also

* tu, tini / tine
* el / elu, nãs / nes
* noi
* voi
* nãsh, elj / ei, nesh

### Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin voleō, from Latin volō.

#### Alternative forms

* voiu

#### Verb

voi first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative va, past participle vrutã)
* to want
* to love

##### Related terms

* vreari / vreare
* vrut / vrutã
* nivrut / nivrutã

## Asturian
### Verb

voi
* first-person singular present indicative of dir

## Bavarian
### Alternative forms

* vui

### Etymology

From Middle High German vol, from Old High German foll, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós. Cognates include German voll, Low German vull, Dutch vol, English full, Danish fuld, Swedish full.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfoe/

### Adjective

voi (comparative voller, superlative voistn)
* full, filled
* drunk

### Adverb

voi
* fully
* very, quite, really

## Bourguignon
### Etymology

From Old French veoir, from Latin videre.

### Verb

voi
* to see
    Les houmes n'aiveint de lote vie jaimois voizu teis princes que ceus-lai tant ai sont vaillants et porfaitsThe men had never seen such valiant and perfect princes as those

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | voi | voi | voi | voi | voi |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | voizant | voizant | voizant | voizant | voizant |
| auxiliary | auxiliary | auxiliary | aivoi | aivoi | aivoi | aivoi | aivoi |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | voizu | voizu | voizus | voizus |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | voizue | voizue | voizues | voizues |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | | je (j’) | tu (t') | ai (el), ale | je (j’) | vos | ai (el), ales |
| indicative | present | vois | vois | voit | vions | viez | viant |
| indicative | imperfect | vioos | vioos | vioot | vieins | vieins | vieint |
| indicative | preterite | voizis | voizis | voizit | voizirens | voizirens | voizirent |
| indicative | future | voiré | voirés | voiré | voirons | voirez | voiront |
| indicative | conditional | voiroos | voiroos | voiroot | voireins | voireins | voireint |
| subjunctive | | que je (j’) | que tu (t') | qu'ai (el), qu'ale | que je (j') | que vos | qu'ai (el), qu'ales |
| subjunctive | present | voize | voizes | voize | voizeins | voizeins | voizeint |
| subjunctive | imperfect | voizisse | voizisses | voizisse | voizisseins | voizisseins | voizisseint |
| imperative | | — | tu | — | je (j') | vos | — |
| imperative | present | | vois | | voizons | voizez | |
| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | voi | voi | voi | voi | voi |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | voïant (or viant) | voïant (or viant) | voïant (or viant) | voïant (or viant) | voïant (or viant) |
| auxiliary | auxiliary | auxiliary | aivoi | aivoi | aivoi | aivoi | aivoi |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | vu | vu | vus | vus |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | vue | vue | vues | vues |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | | i | tu (t') | ai (el), ale | i | vos | ai (el), ales |
| indicative | present | vois | vois | voit | voïons (or vions) | voïez (or viez) | voïant (or viant) |
| indicative | imperfect | voïoos (or vioos) | voïoos (or vioos) | voïoot (or vioot) | voïeins (or vieins) | voïeins (or vieins) | voïeint (or vieint) |
| indicative | preterite | voïs (or vis) | voïs (or vis) | voït (or vit) | voïrens (or virens) | voïrens (or virens) | voïrent (or virent) |
| indicative | future | voiré | voirés | voiré | voirons | voirez | voiront |
| indicative | conditional | voiroos | voiroos | voiroot | voireins | voireins | voireint |
| subjunctive | | qu'i | que tu (t') | qu'ai (el), qu'ale | qu'i | que vos | qu'ai (el), qu'ales |
| subjunctive | present | voïe | voïes | voïe | voïeins (or vieins) | voïeins (or vieins) | voïeint (or vieint) |
| subjunctive | imperfect | voïsse (or visse) | voïsses (or visses) | voïsse (or visse) | voïsseins (or visseins) | voïsseins (or visseins) | voïsseint (or visseint) |
| imperative | | — | tu | — | i | vos | — |
| imperative | present | | vois | | voïons (or vions) | voïez (or viez) | |

#### Related terms

* voizous

## Corsican
### Alternative forms

* voscu, vo

### Etymology

From Latin vos, from Old Latin vos, from Proto-Italic *wōs. Cognates include Italian voi and Romanian voi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvɔj/

### Pronoun

voi
* ye, you (plural)

#### See also
### References

* “voi, vo, voscu” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

## Dalmatian
### Etymology

From Latin vōs. Compare Italian voi, Romanian voi, French vous.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /βoi/

### Pronoun

voi
* (second-person plural pronoun, oblique case) you

#### Related terms

* vu

## Finnish
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *voi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *waje. Cognates include Estonian või, Northern Sami vuodja, Erzya ой (oj), Moksha вай (vaj) and Hungarian vaj.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋoi̯/, [ˈʋo̞i̯]
* Rhymes: -oi
* Hyphenation: voi

#### Noun

voi
* butter
    voi on aina voita (Valio advertising slogan used for many decades) ― butter is always butter

##### Declension

Possessive forms of voi (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
voini
voini
accusative
nom.
voini
voini
gen.
voini
genitive
voini
voideni voitteni
partitive
voitani
voitani
inessive
voissani
voissani
elative
voistani
voistani
illative
voihini
voihini
adessive
voillani
voillani
ablative
voiltani
voiltani
allative
voilleni
voilleni
essive
voinani
voinani
translative
voikseni
voikseni
abessive
voittani
voittani
instructive
comitative
—voineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
voisi
voisi
accusative
nom.
voisi
voisi
gen.
voisi
genitive
voisi
voidesi voittesi
partitive
voitasi
voitasi
inessive
voissasi
voissasi
elative
voistasi
voistasi
illative
voihisi
voihisi
adessive
voillasi
voillasi
ablative
voiltasi
voiltasi
allative
voillesi
voillesi
essive
voinasi
voinasi
translative
voiksesi
voiksesi
abessive
voittasi
voittasi
instructive
comitative
—voinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
voimme
voimme
accusative
nom.
voimme
voimme
gen.
voimme
genitive
voimme
voidemme voittemme
partitive
voitamme
voitamme
inessive
voissamme
voissamme
elative
voistamme
voistamme
illative
voihimme
voihimme
adessive
voillamme
voillamme
ablative
voiltamme
voiltamme
allative
voillemme
voillemme
essive
voinamme
voinamme
translative
voiksemme
voiksemme
abessive
voittamme
voittamme
instructive
comitative
—voinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
voinne
voinne
accusative
nom.
voinne
voinne
gen.
voinne
genitive
voinne
voidenne voittenne
partitive
voitanne
voitanne
inessive
voissanne
voissanne
elative
voistanne
voistanne
illative
voihinne
voihinne
adessive
voillanne
voillanne
ablative
voiltanne
voiltanne
allative
voillenne
voillenne
essive
voinanne
voinanne
translative
voiksenne
voiksenne
abessive
voittanne
voittanne
instructive
comitative
—voinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
voinsa
voinsa
accusative
nom.
voinsa
voinsa
gen.
voinsa
genitive
voinsa
voidensa voittensa
partitive
voitaan voitansa
voitaan voitansa
inessive
voissaan voissansa
voissaan voissansa
elative
voistaan voistansa
voistaan voistansa
illative
voihinsa
voihinsa
adessive
voillaan voillansa
voillaan voillansa
ablative
voiltaan voiltansa
voiltaan voiltansa
allative
voilleen voillensa
voilleen voillensa
essive
voinaan voinansa
voinaan voinansa
translative
voikseen voiksensa
voikseen voiksensa
abessive
voittaan voittansa
voittaan voittansa
instructive
comitative
—voineen voinensa :

##### Derived terms

* voinen
* voiton
* voide
* voikko
* voidella
* voitaa
* hasselpähkinävoi
* kaakaovoi
* karitevoi
* kasvisvoi
* kasvivoi
* keksivoi
* kirnuvoi
* kookosvoi
* maalaisvoi
* maapähkinävoi
* mantelivoi
* maustevoi
* meijerivoi
* munavoi
* omenavoi
* paranvoi
* persiljavoi
* pähkinävoi
* pöytävoi
* rapuvoi
* sitruunavoi
* valkosipulivoi
* vartalovoi
* voiastia
* voihappo
* voikakku
* voikala
* voikastike
* voi-kasviöljyseos
* voikeksi
* voikeltano
* voikirnu
* voikoukku
* voikreemi
* voikukka
* voilautanen
* voileipä
* voimuotti
* voinappi
* voinokare
* voinvalmistus
* voipaketti
* voipaperi
* voipulla
* voipuu
* voirasia
* voirousku
* voisarvi
* voisilmä
* voi-sokerivaahto
* voisula
* voitaikina
* voitatti
* voitee
* voivaahto
* voiveitsi
* voivuori
* yrttivoi

#### References

* ↑ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “voi”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

#### Further reading

* “1. voi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *voi (compare Ingrian voi, Karelian voi, Livonian võih, Ludian voi, Veps voi).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋoi̯/, [ˈʋo̞i̯]
* Rhymes: -oi
* Hyphenation: voi

#### Interjection

voi
* oh, bloody, damn, too (used as intensifier before expletives, mild and vulgar alike)
    Alternative form: voe (dialectal)
    Voi ei! ― Oh no!
    Voi hyvä Luoja! ― Oh my God!
    Voi helvetti! ― Bloody hell! / Damn it! / Dammit!
    Voi vittu! / Voi perkele! / Voi saatana! ― Oh fuck! / Fuck! / Fuck it!
    Voi hitto! / Voi hurja! ― Buggers!
    Voi kiesus! ― Jesus!
    Voi sentään! ― Too bad!
* poor (used to express sympathy)
    Voi sinua! ― Poor you!

##### Derived terms

* voihan
* voihkia
* voivoi
* voivotella

##### Related terms

* vaiva

#### Further reading

* “2. voi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋoi̯/, [ˈʋo̞i̯]
* Rhymes: -oi
* Hyphenation: voi

#### Verb

voi
* third-person singular indicative present of voida
    Hän voi auttaa.S/he can help.
* third-person singular indicative past of voida

### Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋoi̯ˣ/, [ˈʋo̞i̯(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -oi
* Hyphenation: voi

#### Verb

voi
* indicative present connegative of voida
    En voi auttaa.I cannot help.
* second-person singular imperative present of voida
    Voi hyvin!Be/Do well!
* second-person singular imperative present connegative of voida
    Älä voi hyvin!Don't be/do well!

### Anagrams

* ovi

## Ingrian
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *voi. Cognates include Finnish voi and Estonian või.

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈʋoi̯/, [ˈʋo̞i̯]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈʋoi̯/, [ˈʋo̞i̯]
* Rhymes: -oi̯
* Hyphenation: voi

#### Noun

voi
* butter
* oil
** 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 16:Näijen kasvoin seemenist, niku i podsolnuhast, puserrettaa voita.From the seeds of these plants, just like from sunflowers, oil is pressed.

##### Derived terms

* lehmänvoi
* puuvoi
* päähkänävoi
* seemenvoi
* voikirnu
* voiliitti
* voimuro
* voipata
* voiseeni
* voitaa

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *voi. Cognates include Finnish voi and Estonian voi.

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈʋoi̯/, [ˈʋo̞i̯]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈʋoi̯/, [ˈʋo̞i̯]
* Rhymes: -oi̯
* Hyphenation: voi

#### Interjection

voi
* oh, woe
    ai voi ― oh-oh

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈʋoi̯/, [ˈʋo̞i̯]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈʋoi̯/, [ˈʋo̞i̯]
* Rhymes: -oi̯
* Hyphenation: voi

#### Verb

voi
* inflection of voija:
** present indicative connegative
** third-person singular indicative past
** second-person singular imperative
** second-person singular imperative connegative

### References

* Fedor Tumansky (1790) “вой”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 697
* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 675

## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin vōs, from Old Latin vōs, from Proto-Italic *wōs, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *yū́.
Cognates with the same usage are the French vous and the Russian вы (vy).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvoj/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -oj
* Hyphenation: vói

### Pronoun

voi
* you (second person plural)

#### Related terms

* voialtri, voi altri
* vostro
* vi

#### See also

| Number | Person | Gender | Nominative | Reflexive | Accusative | Dative | Combined | Disjunctive | Locative | Partitive |
| Singular | first | — | io | mi, m', -mi | mi, m', -mi | mi, m', -mi | me | me | — | — |
| Singular | second | — | tu | ti, t', -ti | ti, t', -ti | ti, t', -ti | te | te | — | — |
| Singular | third | m | lui | si$^2$, s', -si | lo, l', -lo | gli, -gli | glie, se$^2$ | lui, sé | ci, c', vi, v' (formal) | ne, n' |
| Singular | third | f | lei, Lei$^1$ | si$^2$, s', -si | la, La$^1$, l', L'$^1$, -la, -La$^1$ | le$^3$, Le$^1$, -le$^3$, -Le$^1$ | glie, se$^2$ | lei, Lei$^1$, sé | ci, c', vi, v' (formal) | ne, n' |
| Plural | first | — | noi | ci, c', -ci | ci, c', -ci | ci, c', -ci | ce | noi | — | — |
| Plural | second | — | voi, Voi$^4$ | vi, Vi$^4$, v', V'$^4$, -vi, -Vi$^4$ | vi, Vi$^4$, v', V'$^4$, -vi, -Vi$^4$ | vi, Vi$^4$, v', V'$^4$, -vi, -Vi$^4$ | ve | voi, Voi$^4$ | — | — |
| Plural | third | m | loro, Loro$^1$ | si, s', -si | li, Li$^1$, -li, -Li$^1$ | gli, -gli, loro (formal), Loro$^1$ | glie, se | loro, Loro$^1$, sé | ci, c', vi, v' (formal) | ne, n' |
| Plural | third | f | loro, Loro$^1$ | si, s', -si | le, Le$^1$, -le, -Le$^1$ | gli, -gli, loro (formal), Loro$^1$ | glie, se | loro, Loro$^1$, sé | ci, c', vi, v' (formal) | ne, n' |
| $^1$ | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. |
| $^2$ | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. |
| $^3$ | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. |
| $^4$ | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). |

### References

* ↑ voi in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### Anagrams

* -ivo, Ivo, Vio, ovi-

## Latgalian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Livonian vȯi. Akin to Latvian vai.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvɔ̀i̯]
* Hyphenation: voi

### Conjunction

voi
* or

### Particle

voi
* Used to form polar questions.

#### Synonyms

* (particle): ci

### References

* Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN
* A. Andronov, L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 13

## Ludian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *voi.

### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

voi
* butter

#### Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Megleno-Romanian
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin voleō, from Latin volō. Compare Aromanian voi, Romanian vrea, voi.

### Verb

voi
* I want.

#### Related terms

* vreari / vreare / vręri / vreri

### References

* ↑ https://www.dex.ro/vrea
* Atasanov, Petar (1990) Le mégléno-roumain de nos jours: Une approche linguistique, Hamburg: Buske

## Middle Vietnamese
### Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-vɔːj.

### Pronunciation

* (Đông Kinh) [wɔj$^{A1}$]

### Noun

voi (㺔, 𤠅, 𤢇)
* (zoology) elephant
    voi dữ ― wild elephant
    vòi voi ― elephant trunk
    Voi mẹp.The elephant lies down (to allow a human to mount).
    bành voi ― an elephant's howdah
    Voi thăóc (kêu, róu᷃).The elephant trumpets.

#### Derived terms

* quan voi

#### Descendants

* Vietnamese: voi

### References

* Alexandre de Rhodes (1651) “voi”, in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (in Middle Vietnamese, Latin, and Portuguese), Rome: Propaganda Fide

## Piedmontese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vuj/

### Pronoun

voi
* you (second person plural)

#### Related terms

* vojàutri

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [voj]
* Rhymes: -oj

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin vōs, from Old Latin vōs, from Proto-Italic *wōs.

#### Pronoun

voi
* (nominative form) you (group being addressed)
    Synonym: (polite form) dumneavoastră

##### Declension
#### Pronoun

voi (stressed accusative form of voi)
* (direct object, preceded by preposition, such as "pe", "cu", "la" or "pentru") you (group being addressed)

##### See also
### Etymology 2

Formed on the basis of voi, the variant first person singular of vrea (normally vreau), possibly from Vulgar Latin voleō for Latin volō. Compare Aromanian voi.
See also further information at va.

#### Verb

(eu) voi (modal auxiliary, first-person singular form of vrea, used with infinitives to form future indicative tenses)
* (I) will

##### Usage notes

As a modal auxiliary, voi and its other forms are used with the infinitive forms of verbs.
* Voi mânca când vreau.I will eat when I want to.
* Crezi tu că vor veni?Do you think they will come?

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 3

Unknown. Possibly from voie and influenced by the above and vrea (compare variant vroi). Compare Slavic voliti.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [voˈi]

#### Verb

a voi (third-person singular present voiește, past participle voit) 4th conjugation
* to want
    Synonym: vrea
* to want to, intend, be inclined to
    Synonym: intenționa

##### Related terms

* voință

## Sassarese
### Etymology

From Latin vōs, from Proto-Italic *wōs, from the oblique forms of Proto-Indo-European *yū́.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvoi/

### Pronoun

voi
* you (plural)
** c. 19th century, anonymous author, “[untitled song]”, in Giovanni Spano, editor, Canti popolari in dialetto sassarese‎, volume 1 (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Cagliari, published 1873, song 2, page 63:Mireddi s’in calch’ iltanti Edda si moltra affannadda, Oppuru appassionadda Sulpira par altr’ amanti, Mireddi si calchi iltanti Ha di voi cumpassioni.[Mireddi s’in calch’ isthanti Edda si mosthra affannadda, Oppuru appassionadda Suippira par althr’ amanti, Mireddi si calchi isthanti Ha di voi cumpassioni.]Look if, sometimes, she seems tired; or [if] she passionately sighs for other lovers. Look if, sometimes, she pities you.(literally, “Look if in some instants she appears tired, or passionate sighs for other lovers, look if [in] some instants [she] has of you compassion.”)

#### Related terms

* vosthru

#### See also

* vi

### References

* Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

## Sicilian
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *boem, from Latin bōs, bovem. Compare Italian bue.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvɔ.i/
* Hyphenation: vò‧i

### Noun

voi m
* (zoology) ox (castrated male of cattle)

#### Descendants

* Italian: Lo Voi (from “lu voi”)

### Further reading

* Traina, Antonino (1868) “voi”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, pages 4577–4578

## Veps
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *voi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *waje.

### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

voi
* butter

#### Derived terms

* mavoi
* voiastii
* voileib
* voimuju
* voipu
* voisegoituz
* voisen'

### References

* Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “масло”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

## Vietnamese
### Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-vɔːj. Related to vòi (“trunk”).
Attested as voi in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [vɔj˧˧]
* (Huế) IPA: [vɔj˧˧]
* (Saigon) IPA: [vɔj˧˧] ~ [jɔj˧˧]

### Noun

(classifier con, thớt) voi • (㺔, 𲂢)
* elephant (mammal)
    Synonyms: vâm (honorific), tượng (uncommon)
    ngà voi ― elephant tusks
    Thầy bói xem voi ― Fortune-Tellers Examining an Elephant

#### Usage notes

* The usage of the classifier thớt is now mostly archaic or historical.

#### Derived terms

* cá voi
* được voi đòi tiên
* lên voi xuống chó
* quan voi
* voi ma-mút

#### See also

* vòi (“trunk”)

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *voi.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈvoi̯/, [ˈvoi̯]
* Rhymes: -oi̯
* Hyphenation: voi

### Interjection

voi
* oh

### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “voi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn