hyd
See also: hyd.
English
Verb
hyd
- simple past of hyde
Phrase
hyd
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of how('re) you doing (how are you doing?).
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
hyd
- alternative form of hyde (“skin”)
Etymology 2
Noun
hyd
- alternative form of hide (“concealment, hiding”)
Etymology 3
Verb
hyd
Etymology 4
Verb
hyd
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hūdi, from Proto-Germanic *hūdiz.
Cognate with Old Frisian hūd, Old Saxon hūt, Old High German hūt, Old Norse húð; and with Latin cutis, Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xyːd/, [hyːd]
Noun
hȳd f
Declension
Strong i-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hȳd | hȳde, hȳda |
| accusative | hȳd, hȳde | hȳde, hȳda |
| genitive | hȳde | hȳda |
| dative | hȳde | hȳdum |
Descendants
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gydъ.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɦit]
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Noun
hyd m inan (collective, singular only)
- (colloquial) poultry
Declension
Declension of hyd
| singulare tantum | |
|---|---|
| nominative | hyd |
| genitive | hydu |
| dative | hydu |
| accusative | hyd |
| locative | hyde |
| instrumental | hydom |
References
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*gydъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 220
Further reading
- “hyd”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh hyt, from Old Welsh hit, from Proto-Celtic *siti- (“length”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /hɨːd/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /hiːd/
- Homophone: hud (“magic”)
- Rhymes: -ɨːd
Noun
hyd m (plural hydoedd, not mutable)
Derived terms
Preposition
hyd (triggers soft mutation)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| first person | - | - |
| second person | - | - |
| third person | hyd-ddo m hyd-ddi f |
hyd-ddynt |
Derived terms
- ar hyd (“along; throughout”)
- dod o hyd (“to find”)
- hyd at (“up to, as far as”)
- hyd yn hyn (“so far”)
- hyd yn oed (“even”)
- o hyd (“still; always”)
Conjunction
hyd (triggers soft mutation)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hyd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies