hoy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Noun 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Interjection 1.3 Etymology 3 1.3.1 Verb 1.4 References 2 Spanish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Adverb 2.3.1 Synonyms 2.3.2 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Dutch heu, or Flemish hui.

[edit] Noun

hoy (plural hoys)

1. A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Dutch hui, compare ahoy.

[edit] Interjection

hoy

1. ho!, hallo!, stop!

[edit] Etymology 3

[edit] Verb

to hoy (third-person singular simple present hoys, present participle hoyin, simple past and past participle hoyed)

1. (Geordie) To throw.

[edit] References

• hoy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]
• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
• Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [2]
• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893-4[3]
• A List of words and phrases in everyday use by the natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham, F.M.T.Palgrave, English Dialect Society vol.74, 1896, [4]
• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From Latin hodie. Compare Portuguese hoje.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /oj/

[edit] Adverb

hoy

1. today

[edit] Synonyms

• hoy día

[edit] Derived terms

• hoy en día
• hoy por hoy