moeye

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Byform of Middle Dutch moene, moeme, from Old Dutch *mōma, *muoma, from Proto-Germanic *mōmǭ (“mother; maternal aunt”).

Noun

moeye f

  1. aunt, sister of one's parent

Inflection

Weak feminine noun
singular plural
nominative moeye moeyen
accusative moeye moeyen
genitive moeye, moeyen moeyen
dative moeye, moeyen moeyen

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Dutch: moei

Further reading

  • “moye”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “moeye (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
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