hoaßn

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Bavarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German heizen, from Old High German heizzan, from Proto-West Germanic *haitan, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔɐ̯sn̩/
  • Hyphenation: hoaßn

Verb

hoaßn (past participle ghoaßn) (West Central Bavarian, South Central Bavarian, Tyrol)

  1. (copulative) to have a name; to be named; to be called; but implying that one “owns” this name, not necessarily that one goes by it
    Wia hoaßt du?What is your name?
    I hoaß ...I’m called ...
    Es sågn ålle Sepp zu mir, owa i hoaß Josef.They call me Sepp, but my name is Josef.
  2. (intransitive or transitive) to mean, to signify; to have a meaning
    Des hoaßt, mia håbn koa Zeit mehr.This means that we have no time left.
    Wås hoaßt „Auto“ auf Englisch?What is ‘Auto’ in English?
  3. (transitive) to call (someone something)
    Er håt mi an Trottl ghoaßn.He called me an idiot.
  4. (transitive, archaic) to order, to direct, to call to do something
    Se håt eam ghoaßn, nåch da Schui åzruafa.She told him to call after school

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