hy
Translingual
Symbol
hy
- (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Armenian.
Afrikaans
Alternative forms
- hij (obsolete)
Etymology
From Dutch hij, from Middle Dutch hi, from Old Dutch hie, hē, from Proto-Germanic *hiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦəi/, [ɦə̟i̯]
Audio (file)
Pronoun
hy (object hom, possessive sy)
- third-person singular subject pronoun
- he (referring to a male person)
- Hy sien my nie.
- He can’t see me.
- it (referring to a non-personal noun)
- Ek het die boek gelees, maar hy is baie moeilik om te volg.
- I’ve read the book, but it is very difficult to follow.
- he (referring to a male person)
Synonyms
- (it): dit
See also
subjective | objective | possessive determiner | possessive pronoun | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
singular | 1st | ek | my | myne | ||
2nd | jy | jou | joune | |||
2nd, formal | u | u s’n | ||||
3rd, masc | hy | hom | sy | syne | ||
3rd, fem | sy | haar | hare | |||
3rd, neut | dit | sy | syne | |||
plural | 1st | ons | ons s’n | |||
2nd | julle / jul1 | julle s’n | ||||
3rd | hulle / hul1 | hulle s’n | ||||
1. The forms jul and hul are unstressed variants. They are used mostly in possessive function, but also otherwise, chiefly when the pronoun is repeated within the same sentence. |
Canela
Etymology
From Proto-Northern Jê *ˀcy (“seed”) < Proto-Cerrado *cym (“seed”) < Proto-Jê *cym (“seed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɨ/
Noun
hy
- seed
- Hũmre ata amji mã ampeaj kam hãn ne ampo hy ata kre.
- That man quietly peacefully plants those seeds (without shouting or arguments).
- penis
- Synonym: jixôt
Cornish
Determiner
hy
- her (possessive determiner)
Noun
hy
- Aspirate mutation of ky.
Pronoun
hy
- she
- her
Demotic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haj/, IPA(key): /hej/ (depending on dialect)
Noun
m
- husband
Descendants
- Coptic: ϩⲁⲓ (hai)
References
- Erichsen, Wolja (1954) Demotisches Glossar, Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaard, page 267
- Johnson, Janet (2000) Thus Wrote ꜥOnchsheshonqy: An Introductory Grammar of Demotic, third edition, Chicago: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, →ISBN, page 9
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hiː/
- Conventional anglicization: hy
Interjection
- (vocative, before the name of the person called) O, hey, hail
- a call to someone unspecified; hey
Alternative forms
hj | h |
Noun
m
- cry of joy
Inflection
singular | hy |
---|---|
dual | hywj |
plural | hyw |
Alternative forms
hy | hꜣy | hꜣy | |||||||||||||||||
[New Kingdom] | [New Kingdom] |
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 482.12-16, 483.1–483.13
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 157
Middle English
Pronoun
hy
- Alternative form of heo (“she”)
Pronoun
hy
- Alternative form of he (“they”)
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse hý, from Proto-Germanic *hiwją, either from Proto-Indo-European *kew-, *ḱew- or from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-, or a merger of the two. Compare English hue.
Noun
hy c (uncountable)
- skin, complexion ((appearance of) skin on the face)
Declension
Declension of hy | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | hy | hyn | — | — |
Genitive | hys | hyns | — | — |
Derived terms
- -hyad (“-skinned”)
See also
- hud
Welsh
Alternative forms
- hyf
Etymology
From Middle Welsh hy, from Proto-Brythonic *hɨɣ, from Proto-Celtic *segos, from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to overpower”).[1]
Cognate with Proto-Germanic *segaz, Sanskrit सहस् (sáhas, “force, power, victory”), and Ancient Greek ἔχω (ékhō, “I have, I own”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /hɨː/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /hiː/
- Rhymes: -ɨː
Adjective
hy (feminine singular hy, plural hyfion, equative hyfed, comparative hyfach, superlative hyfaf, not mutable)
- bold
Derived terms
- hyder (“confidence”)
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hy”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian hī, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz.
Pronunciation
- (Clay) IPA(key): /hɛi̯/
- (Wood) IPA(key): /hi/
Pronoun
hy
- he (third-person singular masculine pronoun)
Usage notes
The accusative him is used roughly like "himself" and "itself" in English. In these cases, it is used after a verb when there is another object in the sentence. For example:
- Dy partij stelt him op it stânpunt fan it federalisme.
- This party puts itself on the standpoint of federalism.
In other reflexive cases, the reflexively marked pronoun himsels is used.
The clitic form er is used before the object of the sentence or after the verb, if there is one. It is never the first word of a sentence.
- Doe't er in swolch naam
- When he took a swallow
Especially in narrative, er is used in the past tense.
Inflection
Number | Person | Nominative | Objective | Possessive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal | Reflexive | Determiner | Pronoun | ||||
Singular | First | ik | my | mysels | myn | mines | |
Second | Informal | do/dû1 | dy | dysels | dyn | dines | |
Formal | jo | jo | josels | jo | jowes | ||
Third | Masculine | hy | him | himsels | syn | sines | |
Feminine | sy/hja1 | har | harsels | har | harres | ||
Neuter | it | it | himsels | syn | sines | ||
Plural | First | wy | ús | ússels | ús | uzes | |
Second | jim(me) | jim(me) | jimsels/jinsels | jim(me) | jimmes | ||
Third | sy/hja1 | har(ren) | harsels | har(ren) | harres | ||
1. Now mostly archaic and unused |
Further reading
- “hy (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Westrobothnian
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hýða, derived from húð.
Verb
hy
- (transitive) to birch children
Related terms
- hu
Etymology 2
Probably from Finnish.
Noun
hy f
- gnat, the smallest species of the mosquito genus: Ceratopogon pulicaris
Synonyms
- gnadd