moei

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch moeye.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mui̯/

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• Hyphenation: moei
• Rhymes: -ui̯

Noun

moei f (plural moeien, diminutive moetje n)

1. (dated, colloquial, now chiefly dialectal) aunt

   Synonym: tante

Derived terms

• petemoei

Descendants

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

Verb

moei

1. inflection of moeien:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Galician

Verb

moei

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

Portuguese

Verb

moei

1. second-person plural imperative of moer