hys
English
Determiner
hys
- Obsolete form of his.
- (LGBTQ, 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], archived from the original on 18 November 2020, 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
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦəi̯s/
Etymology 1
From Dutch hijsen, from Middle Dutch hisen.
Verb
hys (present hys, present participle hysende, past participle gehys)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
hys (plural hyse)
- (Cape Afrikaans) alternative form of huis
Finnish
Etymology
Compare Swedish hysch, Possibly a borrowing, or of the same onomatopoeic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhys/, [ˈhys̠]
- Rhymes: -ys
- Syllabification(key): hys
- Hyphenation(key): hys
Interjection
hys
Further reading
- “hys”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Middle English
Etymology 1
Determiner
hys
- alternative form of his (“his”)
Pronoun
hys
- alternative form of his (“his”)
Etymology 2
Pronoun
hys
- alternative form of his (“her”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
hys n (definite singular hyset, indefinite plural hys, definite plural hysa)
Verb
hys
- imperative of hyse
Old English
Pronoun
hys
- alternative form of his (“his, its”)
Swedish
Noun
hys
- indefinite genitive singular of hy
Verb
hys
- imperative of hysa
Yola
Determiner
hys
- 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
- Kathleen A. Browne (1927) “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)[3], volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 132