"hy" meaning in Afrikaans

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Pronoun

IPA: /ɦəi/, [ɦə̟i̯] Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-hy.wav Forms: sy [possessive]
Etymology: From Dutch hij, from Middle Dutch hi, from Old Dutch hie, hē, from Proto-Germanic *hiz. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|hij}} Dutch hij, {{inh|af|dum|hi}} Middle Dutch hi, {{inh|af|odt|hie}} Old Dutch hie, {{m|odt|hē}} hē, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*hiz}} Proto-Germanic *hiz Head templates: {{head|af|pronoun|object|hom|possessive|sy}} hy (object hom, possessive sy)
  1. third-person singular subject pronoun
    he (referring to a male person)
    Sense id: en-hy-af-pron-E1sCOf2Y Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Afrikaans pronouns Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Afrikaans pronouns: 50 50
  2. third-person singular subject pronoun
    it (referring to a non-personal noun)
    Sense id: en-hy-af-pron-GvO1F3av Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Afrikaans pronouns Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Afrikaans pronouns: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hij [obsolete] Synonyms (it): dit
Disambiguation of 'it': 0 0 Related terms: ek, my, myne, jy, jou, joune, u, u s’n, hom, sy, syne, haar, hare, dit, ons, ons s’n, julle, jul1, julle s’n, hulle, hul1, hulle s’n, 1. The forms jul and hul are unstressed variants. They are used mostly in possessive function, but also otherwise, chiefly when the pronoun is repeated within the same sentence

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for hy meaning in Afrikaans (3.6kB)

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