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hoj
hoj
Serbo-Croatian
Contraction
hoj (Cyrillic spelling хој)
- (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
- (obsolete) hoy, a (coastal) sailing ship
- (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
- (slang) motorcycle
- (slang) bicycle
Declension
| Inflection of hoj | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hoj | hojen | hojar | hojarna |
| Genitive | hojs | hojens | hojars | hojarnas |
Related terms
References
- hoj in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- hoj in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.