Hogmanay
English
editEtymology
editFrom Scots Hogmanay, probably from Old French aguillanneuf (“last day of the year”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒɡməˌneɪ/, /ˌhɒɡməˈneɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑɡməˌneɪ/, /ˌhɑɡməˈneɪ/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈhɔɡməne/, /ˌhɔɡməˈne/, /ˈhʌɡməne/
Noun
editHogmanay (countable and uncountable, plural Hogmanays)
- (Scotland) New Year's Eve.
- 2020 January 5, Kevin McKenna, “Rebel alliance ready to put a halt to the ‘disneyfication’ of Edinburgh”, in The Observer[1], →ISSN:
- Each year the Hogmanay celebration and the Christmas market on Princes Street Gardens that accompanies it, together with the ever-growing international festival and fringe, eats up more and more of our public spaces.
- (Scotland) A celebration or gift for New Year's Eve.
Alternative forms
editAnagrams
editScots
editEtymology
editProbably from Norman hoguinané, from Old French aguillanneuf (“last day of the year”).
Proper noun
editHogmanay
- New Year's Eve.
- A celebration or gift for New Year's Eve.
References
edit- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
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