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Yes. The word naoi is a Scrabble US word. The word naoi is worth 4 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word naoi is a Scrabble UK word and has 4 points:

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4-letter words (1 found)

NAOI,

3-letter words (3 found)

AIN,ANI,ION,

2-letter words (8 found)

AI,AN,IN,IO,NA,NO,OI,ON,

You can make 12 words from naoi according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of naoi

naoi anoi noai onai aoni oani naio anio niao inao aino iano noia onia nioa inoa oina iona aoin oain aion iaon oian ioan

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Definitions and meaning of naoi

naoi

Noun

naoi

  1. plural of naos

Anagrams

  • AION, Aino, Aion, Inoa, Iona, naio, onia

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish noí (compare Manx nuy), from Proto-Celtic *nowan (compare Welsh naw, Breton nav), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̪ˠiː/, [n̪ˠɰiː]
  • Homophone: naí

Numeral

naoi (triggers eclipsis)

  1. nine

Usage notes

  • May be used with nouns in both the singular and plural; the singular is more common in general, but the plural must be used with units of measurement and the like. Triggers eclipsis:
  • naoi gcat ― nine cats
  • naoi dtroithe ― nine feet
  • naoi n-éin ― nine times
  • When used with the definite article, the definite article is always in the plural. When used with adjectives, the adjective is also in the plural and is always lenited after nouns in the singular; after nouns in the plural, the adjective only lenites after slender consonants:
  • naoi gcapall bhána ― nine white horses
  • na naoi n-eaglais mhóra ― the nine big churches
But:
  • naoi gcapaill bhána ― nine white horses
  • na naoi n-eaglaisí móra ― the nine big churches
  • When referring to human beings, the personal form naonúr is used.

Derived terms

  • naonúr (used with personal nouns)
  • naoú (ordinal)

Mutation

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “naoi”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “noí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  • Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 87

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • naoidh, naodh

Etymology

From Old Irish noí, from Proto-Celtic *nowan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɯːi/
  • (North Uist, South Harris, South Skye, Wester Ross, East Inverness-shire) IPA(key): /nɯːɣ/ (corresponding to the form naodh)

Numeral

naoi

  1. nine

Derived terms

  • naochad (“ninety”) (decimal system)
  • naoidheamh (“ninth”)
  • naoinear (“nine (persons)”)

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “naoi”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “noí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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