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hoj

hoj

See also: höj and høj

Serbo-Croatian

Contraction

hoj (Cyrillic spelling хој)

  1. (colloquial, Montenegro) You want.

Usage notes

  • hoj is only used informally (with friends and family).

Swedish

Etymology 1

From English hoy, used in Swedish since 1768, first spelled hoy, and since 1883 hoj.

Noun

hoj c

  1. (obsolete) hoy, a (coastal) sailing ship
  2. (obsolete) decommissioned ship, used for housing, storage, as a hospital, etc.
Declension
Inflection of hoj 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hoj hojen hojar hojarna
Genitive hojs hojens hojars hojarnas

Etymology 2

Used in Swedish since 1910, probably from slang used among criminals.

Noun

hoj c

  1. (slang) motorcycle
  2. (slang) bicycle
Declension
Inflection of hoj 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hoj hojen hojar hojarna
Genitive hojs hojens hojars hojarnas
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