Hogmanay
English
Etymology
From Scots Hogmanay, probably from Old French aguillanneuf (“last day of the year”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒɡməˌneɪ/, /ˌhɒɡməˈneɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑɡməˌneɪ/, /ˌhɑɡməˈneɪ/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈhɔɡməne/, /ˌhɔɡməˈne/, /ˈhʌɡməne/
Noun
Hogmanay (countable and uncountable, plural Hogmanays)
- (Scotland) New Year's Eve.
- 2020 January 5, Kevin McKenna, “Rebel alliance ready to put a halt to the ‘disneyfication’ of Edinburgh”, in The Observer[1], →ISSN:
- Each year the Hogmanay celebration and the Christmas market on Princes Street Gardens that accompanies it, together with the ever-growing international festival and fringe, eats up more and more of our public spaces.
- (Scotland) A celebration or gift for New Year's Eve.
Alternative forms
Anagrams
Scots
Etymology
Probably from Norman hoguinané, from Old French aguillanneuf (“last day of the year”).
Proper noun
Hogmanay
- New Year's Eve.
- A celebration or gift for New Year's Eve.
References
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Hogmanay”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.