hoo

See also: Hoo, hóo, and hōō

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English hoo, shoo (“she”) from Old English hēo (“she”). More at she.

Pronoun

hoo (third-person singular, feminine, nominative case, accusative and possessive her, possessive hers, reflexive herself)

1. (South Lancashire, Yorkshire and Derbyshire) she
   • 1854, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, North and South, Chapter VIII:

     'Aye, aye,' said the father, impatiently, 'hoo'll come. Hoo's a bit set up now, because hoo thinks I might ha' spoken more civilly; but hoo'll think better on it, and come. I can read her proud bonny face like a book.

Derived terms

• hoo-justice
• hoo'll
• hoose
• hoost
• hoor

Etymology 2

From Middle English hoo, ho. More at ho.

Interjection

hoo!

1. (obsolete) hurrah; an exclamation of triumphant joy

   Our enemy is banish'd! he is gone! Hoo! hoo! — Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   With, hoo! such bugs and goblins in my life — Shakespeare, Hamlet.

2. (Geordie) Used to grab the attention of others.

   "Hoo yee!"

Etymology 3

From Middle English howe, hu "how" from Old English hū "how". More at how.

Adverb

hoo (not comparable)

1. (Northumbria, Geordie) how

References

• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]
• Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [2]

Etymology 4

From Old English hōh.

Noun

hoo

1. (obsolete outside placenames) A strip of land; a peninsula; a spur or ridge.

Anagrams

• OOH, oho, ooh

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈho̞ː/

Noun

hoo

1. aitch (The name of the Latin-script letter H/h.)

Declension

Inflection of hoo (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		hoo	hoot
genitive		hoon	hoiden hoitten
partitive		hoota	hoita
illative		hoohon	hoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hoo	hoot
accusative	nom.	hoo	hoot
	gen.	hoon
genitive		hoon	hoiden hoitten
partitive		hoota	hoita
inessive		hoossa	hoissa
elative		hoosta	hoista
illative		hoohon	hoihin
adessive		hoolla	hoilla
ablative		hoolta	hoilta
allative		hoolle	hoille
essive		hoona	hoina
translative		hooksi	hoiksi
instructive		—	hoin
abessive		hootta	hoitta
comitative		—	hoineen

Usage notes

• Speakers often use the corresponding forms of h-kirjain ("letter H, letter h") instead of inflecting this word, especially in plural.

Synonyms

• h-kirjain

Derived terms

• hoomoilasena

Anagrams

• oho

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Scots

Adverb

hoo (not comparable)

1. how
2. why