hyss
Middle English
Determiner
hyss
- Alternative form of his (“his”)
Pronoun
hyss
- Alternative form of his (“his”)
Swedish
Etymology 1
Used at least since 1685. From the verb hyssa, meaning to lift and swing somebody in the air, a variant of hissa. In the 1960s, the word got a renaissance when it was used by Astrid Lindgren to describe the pranks made by Emil i Lönneberga.
Noun
hyss n
- prank, mischief
Declension
| Declension of hyss | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hyss | hysset | hyss | hyssen |
| Genitive | hyss | hyssets | hyss | hyssens |
Synonyms
- pojkstreck
- skälmstycke
- spratt
- upptåg
Interjection
hyss
- shush!
- Synonyms: tyst, sch
References
- hyss in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hyss in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)