hoos

See also: Hoos

Drehu

Etymology

From English horse.

Noun

hoos

1. horse

References

• Claire Moyse-Faurie, Borrowings from Romance languages in Oceanic languages, in Aspects of Language Contact (2008, →ISBN

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦoːs/

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• Hyphenation: hoos
• Rhymes: -oːs

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hose, from Old Dutch *hosa, from Proto-Germanic *husǭ.

Noun

hoos f (plural hozen, diminutive hoosje n)

1. high boot
2. whirlwind, (specifically) landspout

Synonyms

• (whirlwind): windhoos

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hoos
• → Papiamentu: hos, os, hoos

Etymology 2

From hozen.

Noun

hoos m (plural hozen)

1. (dated, jargon) hose (tube), container used for removing water

Descendants

• → Japanese: ホース

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hoos

1. inflection of hozen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Middle English

Adjective

hoos

1. Alternative form of hos

Somali

Preposition

hoos

1. under, below, beneath

West Uvean

Etymology

From English horse.

Noun

hoos

1. horse

References

• Claire Moyse-Faurie, Borrowings from Romance languages in Oceanic languages, in Aspects of Language Contact (2008, →ISBN