hys

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See also: Hys, hyś, Hyś, and hýs

English[edit]

Determiner[edit]

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], 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.

Anagrams[edit]

Afrikaans[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Dutch hijsen, from Middle Dutch hisen.

Verb[edit]

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

  1. (transitive) to hoist, to lift
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

hys (plural hyse)

  1. (Cape Afrikaans) Alternative form of huis

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Interjection[edit]

hys

  1. hush!, shh!

Further reading[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Determiner[edit]

hys

  1. Alternative form of his (his)

Pronoun[edit]

hys

  1. Alternative form of his (his)

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

hys

  1. Alternative form of his (her)

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

hys

  1. imperative of hyse

Old English[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

hys

  1. Alternative form of his (his, its)

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

hys

  1. indefinite genitive singular of hy

Verb[edit]

hys

  1. imperative of hysa

Yola[edit]

Determiner[edit]

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,

References[edit]

  • 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