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roy
English
Etymology
From Middle English roy, roye, borrowed from Old French roi (“king”). Doublet of loa, rajah, Rex, and rex.
Noun
roy (plural roys)
- (obsolete, formal) A king.
Related terms
- viceroy
Adjective
roy
- (obsolete) Royal.
Anagrams
- -ory, yor
French
Noun
roy m (plural roys)
- (pre-1800) Obsolete spelling of roi
Further reading
- “roy” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French roi, rei, from Latin rex, regem.
Noun
roy m (plural roys)
- king (male ruler)
Descendants
- French: roi, roy
- Antillean Creole: wa
- Guianese Creole: rwè
- Haitian Creole: wa
- (perhaps) ? Haitian Creole: lwa
- ? English: loa
- (perhaps) ? Haitian Creole: lwa
- Karipúna Creole French: hué
- Louisiana Creole French: rwa
- Seychellois Creole: lerwa
- Norman:
- Continental Normandy: rai, ré, rey
- Guernsey: ré, roué
- Jersey: rouai
- Sark: rwe
Old French
Noun
roy m (oblique plural roys, nominative singular roys, nominative plural roy)
- Alternative form of roi
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doy
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??
Interjection
doy
- Disdainful indication that something is obvious; see duh.
- Wow, he looks pretty angry. - Doy!
Usage notes
Often intentionally drawled for emphasis.
Synonyms
- obviously!
- duh
- no duh (Australian, American)
- no shit (Sherlock)
- you don't say
- no kidding
Anagrams
- yod
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin d? (“I give”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?doi/, [?d?oi?]
- Rhymes: -oi
Verb
doy
- First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of dar.
doy From the web:
- what do you
- what day is it
- what day is it today
- what doyo
- what do you call
- what do you meme
- what day is mother's day
- what day is father's day
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