oksi

See also: øksi

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse oxi, uxi, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn (“bull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔʰksɪ/

Noun

oksi m (genitive singular oksa, plural oksar)

1. ox
2. (archaic) bull

Usage notes

The old plural genitive forms øksna and yksna are found in place names, such as Øksnadalur, Øksnagjógv, and Yksnagjógv.

Declension

m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	oksi	oksin	oksar	oksarnir
accusative	oksa	oksan	oksar	oksarnar
dative	oksa	oksanum	oksum	oksunum
genitive	oksa	oksans	oksa	oksanna

Derived terms

• hólmoksi
• jakkoksi
• urðaroksi

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoksi/, [ˈo̞ks̠i]
• Rhymes: -oksi
• Syllabification^(key): ok‧si
• Hyphenation^(key): ok‧si

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *okci. Related to Erzya овто (ovto, “bear”).

This term was displaced by euphemisms such as karhu, mesikämmen and kontio due to traditional Finnic beliefs relating to bears.

Noun

oksi (obsolete)

1. synonym of karhu (“bear, Ursus arctos”)

Declension

Inflection of oksi (Kotus type 31*F/kaksi, t-d gradation)
nominative		oksi	ohdet
genitive		ohden	oksien
partitive		ohta	oksia
illative		ohteen	oksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		oksi	ohdet
accusative	nom.	oksi	ohdet
	gen.	ohden
genitive		ohden	oksien
partitive		ohta	oksia
inessive		ohdessa	oksissa
elative		ohdesta	oksista
illative		ohteen	oksiin
adessive		ohdella	oksilla
ablative		ohdelta	oksilta
allative		ohdelle	oksille
essive		ohtena	oksina
translative		ohdeksi	oksiksi
abessive		ohdetta	oksitta
instructive		—	oksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of oksi (Kotus type 31*F/kaksi, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ohteni ohteni accusative nom. ohteni ohteni gen. ohteni genitive ohteni oksieni partitive ohtani oksiani inessive ohdessani oksissani elative ohdestani oksistani illative ohteeni oksiini adessive ohdellani oksillani ablative ohdeltani oksiltani allative ohdelleni oksilleni essive ohtenani oksinani translative ohdekseni oksikseni abessive ohdettani oksittani instructive — — comitative — oksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ohtesi ohtesi accusative nom. ohtesi ohtesi gen. ohtesi genitive ohtesi oksiesi partitive ohtasi oksiasi inessive ohdessasi oksissasi elative ohdestasi oksistasi illative ohteesi oksiisi adessive ohdellasi oksillasi ablative ohdeltasi oksiltasi allative ohdellesi oksillesi essive ohtenasi oksinasi translative ohdeksesi oksiksesi abessive ohdettasi oksittasi instructive — — comitative — oksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ohtemme ohtemme accusative nom. ohtemme ohtemme gen. ohtemme genitive ohtemme oksiemme partitive ohtamme oksiamme inessive ohdessamme oksissamme elative ohdestamme oksistamme illative ohteemme oksiimme adessive ohdellamme oksillamme ablative ohdeltamme oksiltamme allative ohdellemme oksillemme essive ohtenamme oksinamme translative ohdeksemme oksiksemme abessive ohdettamme oksittamme instructive — — comitative — oksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ohtenne ohtenne accusative nom. ohtenne ohtenne gen. ohtenne genitive ohtenne oksienne partitive ohtanne oksianne inessive ohdessanne oksissanne elative ohdestanne oksistanne illative ohteenne oksiinne adessive ohdellanne oksillanne ablative ohdeltanne oksiltanne allative ohdellenne oksillenne essive ohtenanne oksinanne translative ohdeksenne oksiksenne abessive ohdettanne oksittanne instructive — — comitative — oksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ohtensa ohtensa accusative nom. ohtensa ohtensa gen. ohtensa genitive ohtensa oksiensa partitive ohtaan ohtansa oksiaan oksiansa inessive ohdessaan ohdessansa oksissaan oksissansa elative ohdestaan ohdestansa oksistaan oksistansa illative ohteensa oksiinsa adessive ohdellaan ohdellansa oksillaan oksillansa ablative ohdeltaan ohdeltansa oksiltaan oksiltansa allative ohdelleen ohdellensa oksilleen oksillensa essive ohtenaan ohtenansa oksinaan oksinansa translative ohdekseen ohdeksensa oksikseen oksiksensa abessive ohdettaan ohdettansa oksittaan oksittansa instructive — — comitative — oksineen oksinensa

Derived terms

• ohto
• osma
• otso

compounds

• Ohenoja

Etymology 2

Verb

oksi

1. third-person singular past indicative of oksia

Anagrams

• Isko, kosi

Hungarian

Etymology

Apocopic form of oké (“okay”) + -si (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈokʃi]
• Hyphenation: ok‧si
• Rhymes: -ʃi

Interjection

oksi

1. (slang) OK, okay, okey-dokey

   Synonym: oké