hys

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See also: Hys, hyś, Hyś, and hýs

English

Determiner

hys

  1. Obsolete form of his.
  2. (LGBT, 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)‎, 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

Etymology 1

From Dutch hijsen, from Middle Dutch hisen.

Verb

hys (present hys, present participle hysende, past participle gehys)

  1. (transitive) to hoist, to lift
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

hys (plural hyse)

  1. (Cape Afrikaans) Alternative form of huis

Finnish

Etymology

Compare Swedish hysch, Possibly a borrowing, or of the same onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

Interjection

hys

  1. hush!, shh!

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology 1

Determiner

hys

  1. Alternative form of his (“his”)

Pronoun

hys

  1. Alternative form of his (“his”)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

hys

  1. Alternative form of his (“her”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hys n (definite singular hyset, indefinite plural hys, definite plural hysa)

  1. (dialectal, Rogaland) the catching of a ball mid-air in a ballgame
    Synonyms: lyr, pol

Verb

hys

  1. imperative of hyse

Old English

Pronoun

hys

  1. Alternative form of his (“his, its”)

Swedish

Noun

hys

  1. indefinite genitive singular of hy

Verb

hys

  1. imperative of hysa

Yola

Determiner

hys

  1. 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 Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 132
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