hooi

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hôoi, from Old Dutch *hōi, from Proto-Germanic *hawją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦoːi̯/

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• Hyphenation: hooi
• Rhymes: -oːi̯

Noun

hooi n (uncountable)

1. hay (dried grass)
2. (obsolete) grass intended to be used as hay, grass to be mown

Derived terms

• hertshooi
• hooibaal
• hooiberg
• hooien
• hooikist
• hooikoorts
• hooischuur
• hooivork
• hooiwagen
• hooizolder

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hooi
• Jersey Dutch: hôi
• → Papiamentu: hoi