hois

Irish

Alternative forms

• huis (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɪʃ/

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

hois!

1. shoo! (said to a cow being driven)

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “huis”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “hois”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 49

Etymology 2

Noun

hois m

1. h-prothesized form of ois