hay
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English [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
Middle English hey, from Old English hīġ, hīeġ, from Proto-Germanic *hawją (cf. West Frisian hea, Dutch hooi, German Heu), from *hawwaną ‘to hew, cut down’. More at hew.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
hay (countable and uncountable; plural hays)
- (uncountable) Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.
- (countable) Any mix of green leafy plants used for fodder.
- (slang) Cannabis; marijuana.
- 1947, William Burroughs, letter, 19 Feb 1947:
- I would like some of that hay. Enclose $20.
- 1947, William Burroughs, letter, 19 Feb 1947:
Derived terms [edit]
terms derived from hay (noun)
Translations [edit]
grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder
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Verb [edit]
hay (third-person singular simple present hays, present participle haying, simple past and past participle hayed)
- To cut grasses or herb plants for use as animal fodder.
Translations [edit]
to cut green plants for fodder
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Related terms [edit]
References [edit]
Webster's Online Dictionary article on hay
Etymology 2 [edit]
- From the sound it represents, by analogy with other letters such as kay and gay. The expected form in English if the h had survived in the Latin name of the letter "h", hā.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
hay (plural hays)
- The name of the letter for the h sound in Pitman shorthand.
Related terms [edit]
- aitch, the name of the Latin letter for this sound
Anagrams [edit]
Middle French [edit]
Verb [edit]
hay
- first-person singular present indicative of hayr
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old Spanish ha i (it has there) (compare French il y a), from ha, third-person singular present of haber (to have), + i, from Latin ibī (there).
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
hay (infinitive haber)
- (Impersonal form) Present indicative form of haber, there is, there are
- Hay dos tiendas que venden películas.
- There are two stores that sell films.
- Hay dos tiendas que venden películas.
Vietnamese [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
hay
- exciting, interesting
- Phim này hay - This film is interesting
Verb [edit]
hay [+ verb]
- to have a habit of (doing something)
- Con hay nói nhiều lắm - You, child, have a habit of talking too much or You, child, are talkative
Conjunction [edit]
hay (là')
- or
- Chọn cái này, hay chọn cái kia - Choose this one, or choose that one
Derived terms [edit]
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