Etymology

hoy

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Today it means: A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port. Full definition →

German Heu ← Dutch gooi
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hoy · noun1

  1. Dutch · borrowed fromgooi
  2. German · borrowed fromHeu
  3. English todayhoy

Borrowed from German Heu or Dutch gooi.

hoy · interjection, verb2

  1. Dutch · borrowed fromhoi
  2. English todayhoy

Borrowed from Dutch hoi, compare ahoy.

hoy · verb3

Perhaps related to hoick and hoist.

Hoy · proper noun4

  1. Irish · derived fromÓ hEochaidh“descendant of Eochaid”
  2. English todayHoy

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEochaidh (“descendant of Eochaid”).

Hoy · proper noun5

  1. Old Norse · derived fromhá“high”
  2. Scots · borrowed fromHoy
  3. English todayHoy

From Orkney and Shetland Scots Hoy, from Old Norse há (“high”) + ey (“island”).

Words from the same roots

IrishÓ hEochaidh all →

Haughey

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