hoo
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English hoo, shoo (“she”) from Old English hēo (“she”). More at she.
Pronoun edit
hoo (third-person singular, feminine, nominative case, accusative and possessive her, possessive hers, reflexive herself)
- (South Lancashire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire) she
- 1854, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, North and South, Chapter VIII:
- 'Aye, aye,' said the father, impatiently, 'hoo'll come. Hoo's a bit set up now, because hoo thinks I might ha' spoken more civilly; but hoo'll think better on it, and come. I can read her proud bonny face like a book.
- (West Midlands and South West England) he, also a gender-neutral third person pronoun
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English hoo, ho. More at ho.
Interjection edit
hoo
- (obsolete) hurrah; an exclamation of triumphant joy
- c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
- Our enemy is banish'd! he is gone! Hoo! hoo!
- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
- With, hoo! such bugs and goblins in my life
- (Geordie) Used to attract the attention of others.
- "Hoo yee!"
Etymology 3 edit
From Middle English howe, hu (“how”), from Old English hū (“how”). More at how.
Adverb edit
hoo (not comparable)
References edit
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
- Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]
- Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [2]
Etymology 4 edit
From Middle English hough, hogh, ho, from Old English hōh. Doublet of hough.
Noun edit
hoo
- (obsolete outside placenames) A strip of land; a peninsula; a spur or ridge.
See also edit
multiword phrases containing "hoo"
Anagrams edit
Arapaho edit
Noun edit
hoo
Estonian edit
Noun edit
hoo
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Interjection edit
hoo (dated)
- eek (displaying shock and surprise)
Etymology 2 edit
From Swedish hå, ultimately from Latin hā with raising of /aː/ to /oː/.
Noun edit
hoo
- aitch (The name of the Latin-script letter H)
Usage notes edit
- Speakers often use the expression h-kirjain (“letter h”) instead of inflecting this word, especially in the plural.
Declension edit
Inflection of hoo (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | hoo | hoot | ||
genitive | hoon | hoiden hoitten | ||
partitive | hoota | hoita | ||
illative | hoohon | hoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | hoo | hoot | ||
accusative | nom. | hoo | hoot | |
gen. | hoon | |||
genitive | hoon | hoiden hoitten | ||
partitive | hoota | hoita | ||
inessive | hoossa | hoissa | ||
elative | hoosta | hoista | ||
illative | hoohon | hoihin | ||
adessive | hoolla | hoilla | ||
ablative | hoolta | hoilta | ||
allative | hoolle | hoille | ||
essive | hoona | hoina | ||
translative | hooksi | hoiksi | ||
abessive | hootta | hoitta | ||
instructive | — | hoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronoun edit
hoo
- Alternative form of who (“who”, nominative)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
hoo
- Alternative form of hough (“hough, hock”)
Scots edit
Adverb edit
hoo (not comparable)