"oui" meaning in French

See oui in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /wi/, /ɥi/ [colloquial, humorous] Audio: Fr-oui.ogg
Rhymes: -i Etymology: First attested in 1380, from Old French oïl (1100), from Vulgar Latin *hoc ille or by surface analysis a compound of Old French o (affirmative particle) and il (“he”). Partially cognate to Occitan òc (“yes”) and Catalan oi (“isn't it?”). See the Old French term for details. Etymology templates: {{etydate/the|1380}} 1380, {{etydate|1380}} First attested in 1380, {{inh|fr|fro|oil|oïl}} Old French oïl, {{inh|fr|VL.|*hoc ille}} Vulgar Latin *hoc ille, {{cog|oc|òc||yes}} Occitan òc (“yes”), {{cog|ca|oi||isn't it?}} Catalan oi (“isn't it?”) Head templates: {{fr-adv}} oui
  1. yes
    Sense id: en-oui-fr-adv-inmIkP6T
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: voui, ouais
Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms with aspirated h Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 Disambiguation of French terms with aspirated h: 0 0

Interjection

IPA: /wi/, /ɥi/ [colloquial, humorous] Audio: Fr-oui.ogg
Rhymes: -i Etymology: First attested in 1380, from Old French oïl (1100), from Vulgar Latin *hoc ille or by surface analysis a compound of Old French o (affirmative particle) and il (“he”). Partially cognate to Occitan òc (“yes”) and Catalan oi (“isn't it?”). See the Old French term for details. Etymology templates: {{etydate/the|1380}} 1380, {{etydate|1380}} First attested in 1380, {{inh|fr|fro|oil|oïl}} Old French oïl, {{inh|fr|VL.|*hoc ille}} Vulgar Latin *hoc ille, {{cog|oc|òc||yes}} Occitan òc (“yes”), {{cog|ca|oi||isn't it?}} Catalan oi (“isn't it?”)
  1. yes Synonyms: ouais, vouai Derived forms: mais oui, ni oui ni non, pour un oui ou pour un non Related terms: si (english: yes; used to contradict a negative statement or question)
    Sense id: en-oui-fr-intj-inmIkP6T
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: voui, ouais
Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms with aspirated h Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 Disambiguation of French terms with aspirated h: 0 0

Inflected forms

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