See also: Hys, hy's, hyś, Hyś, and hýs

English

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Determiner

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hys

  1. Obsolete form of his.
  2. (LGBT, nonstandard) Gender-variant or gender-neutral spelling of his.
    • 2014, Han Sayles, “Beyond Inclusivity: An investigation of CC’s new trans-inclusive healthcare”, in Cipher Magazine (Colorado College)[1], archived from the original on 18 November 2020, page 8:
      Petti’s effort was motivated by hys desire to change a practice that hy recognized as discriminatory, and thus clearly contrary to CC’s values.

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Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch hijsen, from Middle Dutch hisen.

Verb

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hys (present hys, present participle hysende, past participle gehys)

  1. (transitive) to hoist, to lift
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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hys (plural hyse)

  1. (Cape Afrikaans) Alternative form of huis

Finnish

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Etymology

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Compare Swedish hysch, Possibly a borrowing, or of the same onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhys/, [ˈhys̠]
  • Rhymes: -ys
  • Syllabification(key): hys

Interjection

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hys

  1. hush!, shh!

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Determiner

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hys

  1. Alternative form of his (his)

Pronoun

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hys

  1. Alternative form of his (his)

Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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hys

  1. Alternative form of his (her)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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hys n (definite singular hyset, indefinite plural hys, definite plural hysa)

  1. (dialectal, Rogaland) the catching of a ball mid-air in a ballgame
    Synonyms: lyr, pol

Verb

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hys

  1. imperative of hyse

Old English

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Pronoun

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hys

  1. Alternative form of his (his, its)

Swedish

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Noun

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hys

  1. indefinite genitive singular of hy

Verb

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hys

  1. imperative of hysa

Yola

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Determiner

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hys

  1. Alternative form of his
    • 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 1:
      Billeen Scalaane an hys yola moan,
      Billy Scallan and his old woman,

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  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 132