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Irish
Etymology
Compare Scottish Gaelic hòigh.
Interjection
hóigh!
- hoy! hey! hi! hallo! ahoy!
- Synonym: hé
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “hóigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “hóigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “hóigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024