oyes

English

Interjection

oyes

Alternative form of oyez

Noun

oyes (plural oyeses or oyesses)

Alternative form of oyez

Middle English

Alternative forms

oyas, oye, hoi

Etymology

From Old French oyez (“hear ye”), the imperative plural of oir (“hear; listen”).

Noun

oyes

a call for attention

Descendants

English: oyez

References

“oyes, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈoʝes/ [ˈo.ʝes]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈoʃes/ [ˈo.ʃes]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈoʒes/ [ˈo.ʒes]

Rhymes: -oʝes
Syllabification: o‧yes

Verb

oyes

second-person singular present indicative of oír

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