hoo
See also: Hoo, hóo, hōō, and höö
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /huː/
Audio (RP) (file) - Rhymes: -uː
Etymology 1
From Middle English hoo, shoo (“she”) from Old English hēo (“she”). More at she.
Pronoun
hoo (third-person singular, feminine, nominative case, accusative and possessive her, possessive hers, reflexive herself)
- (South Lancashire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire) she
- 1854, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, North and South, Chapter VIII:
- 'Aye, aye,' said the father, impatiently, 'hoo'll come. Hoo's a bit set up now, because hoo thinks I might ha' spoken more civilly; but hoo'll think better on it, and come. I can read her proud bonny face like a book.
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- (West Midlands and South West England) he, also a gender-neutral third person pronoun
Derived terms
- hoo-justice
- hoo'll
- hoose
- hoost
- hoor
Etymology 2
From Middle English hoo, ho. More at ho.
Interjection
hoo!
- (obsolete) hurrah; an exclamation of triumphant joy
- c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
- Our enemy is banish'd! he is gone! Hoo! hoo!
- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
- With, hoo! such bugs and goblins in my life
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- (Tyneside) Used to grab the attention of others.
- "Hoo yee!"
Etymology 3
From Middle English howe, hu (“how”), from Old English hū (“how”). More at how.
Adverb
hoo (not comparable)
- (Northumbria, Tyneside) how
References
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
- Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977
- Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin,
Etymology 4
From Middle English hough, hogh, ho, from Old English hōh. Doublet of hough.
Noun
hoo
- (obsolete outside placenames) A strip of land; a peninsula; a spur or ridge.
See also
multiword phrases containing "hoo"
- boo hoo
- boo-hoo
- hoo boy
- hoo-boy
- hoo-ha
- hoo-haa
- hoo-hah
- hoo-har
- hoo-hoo
- hoo hoo
- hoo man
- woo hoo
- yoo hoo
- yoo-hoo
Anagrams
- OOH, oho, ooh
Arapaho
Noun
hoo
- porcupine
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhoː/, [ˈho̞ː]
- Rhymes: -oː
- Syllabification(key): hoo
Etymology 1
Possibly from Swedish hå.
Interjection
hoo
- (dated) eek (displaying shock and surprise)
Etymology 2
From Swedish hå, ultimately from Latin hā with raising of /aː/ to /oː/.
Noun
hoo
- aitch (The name of the Latin-script letter H.)
Usage notes
- Speakers often use the expression h-kirjain ("letter h") instead of inflecting this word, especially in the plural.
Declension
Inflection of hoo (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | hoo | hoot | |
genitive | hoon | hoiden hoitten | |
partitive | hoota | hoita | |
illative | hoohon | hoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | hoo | hoot | |
accusative | nom. | hoo | hoot |
gen. | hoon | ||
genitive | hoon | hoiden hoitten | |
partitive | hoota | hoita | |
inessive | hoossa | hoissa | |
elative | hoosta | hoista | |
illative | hoohon | hoihin | |
adessive | hoolla | hoilla | |
ablative | hoolta | hoilta | |
allative | hoolle | hoille | |
essive | hoona | hoina | |
translative | hooksi | hoiksi | |
instructive | — | hoin | |
abessive | hootta | hoitta | |
comitative | — | hoineen |
Possessive forms of hoo (type maa) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | hooni | hoomme |
2nd person | hoosi | hoonne |
3rd person | hoonsa |
Synonyms
- h-kirjain
Derived terms
- hoomoilasena
Anagrams
- oho
Middle English
Pronoun
hoo
- Alternative form of who (“who”, nominative)
Noun
hoo
- Alternative form of hough (“hough, hock”)
Scots
Adverb
hoo (not comparable)
- how
- why
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse hóa.
Verb
hoo (preterite hoe)
- To shout.
Synonyms
- hååj
- roop