ho

¿Sabíes eso, ho?

Vamos pa mio casa, ho

friendly interjection used at the end of a phrase when speaking to someone, "bro", "man"

¡Apara yá, ho!

used closing the sentence to bolster the attention of the listener; emphatic


ho

ho preudeur


ho

it (direct object); replaces the demonstrative pronouns açò, això and allò

replaces an independent clause (one which could grammatically form a sentence on its own)

replaces an adjective or an indefinite noun which serves as the predicate of ésser, esdevenir, estar or semblar

jo (first-person personal pronoun singular strong subjective)
mi (first-person personal pronoun singular strong subjective)
em (direct-object first-person objective personal proclitic pronoun singular weak)
m’ (direct-object first-person objective personal proclitic pronoun singular weak)
-me (direct-object enclitic first-person objective personal pronoun singular weak)
’m (direct-object enclitic first-person objective personal pronoun singular weak)
em (first-person indirect-object objective personal proclitic pronoun singular weak)
m’ (first-person indirect-object objective personal proclitic pronoun singular weak)
-me (enclitic first-person indirect-object objective personal pronoun singular weak)
’m (enclitic first-person indirect-object objective personal pronoun singular weak)
meu (first-person personal possessive pronoun singular)
nós (first-person formal majestic personal pronoun singular strong subjective)
ens (direct-object first-person formal majestic objective personal proclitic pronoun singular weak)
-nos (direct-object enclitic first-person formal majestic objective personal pronoun singular weak)
’ns (direct-object enclitic first-person formal majestic objective personal pronoun singular weak)
ens (first-person formal indirect-object majestic objective personal proclitic pronoun singular weak)
-nos (enclitic first-person formal indirect-object majestic objective personal pronoun singular weak)
’ns (enclitic first-person formal indirect-object majestic objective personal pronoun singular weak)
nostre (first-person formal majestic personal possessive pronoun singular)
tu (personal pronoun second-person singular strong subjective)
et (direct-object objective personal proclitic pronoun second-person singular weak)
t’ (direct-object objective personal proclitic pronoun second-person singular weak)
-te (direct-object enclitic objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
’t (direct-object enclitic objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
et (indirect-object objective personal proclitic pronoun second-person singular weak)
t’ (indirect-object objective personal proclitic pronoun second-person singular weak)
-te (enclitic indirect-object objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
’t (enclitic indirect-object objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
teu (personal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
vós (formal personal pronoun second-person singular strong subjective)
us (direct-object formal objective personal proclitic pronoun second-person singular weak)
-vos (direct-object enclitic formal objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
-us (direct-object enclitic formal objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
us (formal indirect-object objective personal proclitic pronoun second-person singular weak)
-vos (enclitic formal indirect-object objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
-us (enclitic formal indirect-object objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
vostre (formal personal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
vostè (formal personal pronoun second-person singular strong subjective)
el (direct-object formal objective personal proclitic pronoun second-person singular weak)
l’ (direct-object formal objective personal proclitic pronoun second-person singular weak)
-lo (direct-object enclitic formal objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
’l (direct-object enclitic formal objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
li (formal indirect-object objective personal proclitic pronoun second-person singular weak)
-li (enclitic formal indirect-object objective personal pronoun second-person singular weak)
seu (formal personal possessive pronoun second-person singular)
ell (masculine personal pronoun singular strong subjective third-person)
el (direct-object masculine objective personal proclitic pronoun singular third-person weak)
l’ (direct-object masculine objective personal proclitic pronoun singular third-person weak)
-lo (direct-object enclitic masculine objective personal pronoun singular third-person weak)
’l (direct-object enclitic masculine objective personal pronoun singular third-person weak)
li (indirect-object masculine objective personal proclitic pronoun singular third-person weak)
-li (enclitic indirect-object masculine objective personal pronoun singular third-person weak)
seu (masculine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person)
ella (feminine personal pronoun singular strong subjective third-person)
la (direct-object feminine objective personal proclitic pronoun singular third-person weak)
l’ (direct-object feminine objective personal proclitic pronoun singular third-person weak)
-la (direct-object enclitic feminine objective personal pronoun singular third-person weak)
li (feminine indirect-object objective personal proclitic pronoun singular third-person weak)
-li (enclitic feminine indirect-object objective personal pronoun singular third-person weak)
seu (feminine personal possessive pronoun singular third-person)
ho (direct-object neuter objective personal proclitic pronoun singular third-person weak)
-ho (direct-object enclitic neuter objective personal pronoun singular third-person weak)
li (indirect-object neuter objective personal proclitic pronoun singular third-person weak)
-li (enclitic indirect-object neuter objective personal pronoun singular third-person weak)
seu (neuter personal possessive pronoun singular third-person)
si (personal pronoun reflexive singular strong subjective third-person)
es (direct-object objective personal proclitic pronoun reflexive singular third-person weak)
s’ (direct-object objective personal proclitic pronoun reflexive singular third-person weak)
-se (direct-object enclitic objective personal pronoun reflexive singular third-person weak)
’s (direct-object enclitic objective personal pronoun reflexive singular third-person weak)
es (indirect-object objective personal proclitic pronoun reflexive singular third-person weak)
s’ (indirect-object objective personal proclitic pronoun reflexive singular third-person weak)
-se (enclitic indirect-object objective personal pronoun reflexive singular third-person weak)
’s (enclitic indirect-object objective personal pronoun reflexive singular third-person weak)
seu (personal possessive pronoun reflexive singular third-person)
nosaltres (first-person personal plural pronoun)
ens (first-person personal plural proclitic pronoun)
-nos (enclitic first-person personal plural pronoun)
’ns (enclitic first-person personal plural pronoun)
nostre (first-person personal plural pronoun)
vosaltres (personal plural pronoun second-person)
us (personal plural proclitic pronoun second-person)
-vos (enclitic personal plural pronoun second-person)
-us (enclitic personal plural pronoun second-person)
vostre (personal plural pronoun second-person)
vostès (formal personal plural pronoun second-person)
els (formal personal plural proclitic pronoun second-person)
-los (enclitic formal personal plural pronoun second-person)
’ls (enclitic formal personal plural pronoun second-person)
seu (formal personal plural pronoun second-person)
ells (masculine personal plural pronoun third-person)
els (masculine personal plural proclitic pronoun third-person)
-los (enclitic masculine personal plural pronoun third-person)
’ls (enclitic masculine personal plural pronoun third-person)
seu (masculine personal plural pronoun third-person)
elles (feminine personal plural pronoun third-person)
les (feminine personal plural proclitic pronoun third-person)
-les (enclitic feminine personal plural pronoun third-person)
els (feminine personal plural proclitic pronoun third-person)
-los (enclitic feminine personal plural pronoun third-person)
’ls (enclitic feminine personal plural pronoun third-person)
seu (feminine personal plural pronoun third-person)
si (personal plural pronoun reflexive third-person)
es (personal plural proclitic pronoun reflexive third-person)
s’ (personal plural proclitic pronoun reflexive third-person)
-se (enclitic personal plural pronoun reflexive third-person)
’s (enclitic personal plural pronoun reflexive third-person)
seu (personal plural pronoun reflexive third-person)
en (ablative genitive personal plural proclitic pronoun)
n’ (ablative genitive personal plural proclitic pronoun)
-ne (ablative enclitic genitive personal plural pronoun)
’n (ablative enclitic genitive personal plural pronoun)
hi (locative personal plural proclitic pronoun)
-hi (enclitic locative personal plural pronoun)

Inherited from Latin hoc. Compare Occitan o and ac.


ho

(onomatopoeia) Signifies a hearty laugh.


ho

Sail ho! ― Another boat is visible!

Land ho! ― Land is visible!

Man ho! ― A town is visible!

(nautical) Used to attract attention to something sighted, usually by lookouts.

What noise there, ho?

c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:

Ho! who's within?

c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene vi]:

O ho, O ho! Would't had been done!

1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:

Ho! all ye females that would live unshent, / Fly from the reach of Cyned's regiment.

"That was a shot! But the captain will be glad! Ho, ho, here we are!" he cried till it was re-echoed from all the hills around.

1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 93:

"So I catch you. You stealer! Ho! Ho!"

1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 11:

"How such swooning daughters can do it, constantly fainting and having hysterics, is a mystery to me," said Muriel Jane. "Ho, they're a pretty sly lot," said Silvander Dan.

1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 24:

halloo; hey; a call to excite attention, or to give notice of approach.

"I'll hit you again, you thief !” he cried angrily, shaking “Ho-ho-ho!” he croaked.

1900, Ching Foo, the Yellow Dwarf; Or the Bradys and the Opium Smokers, page 2:

It was quite an astonishing show. Colonel Paul Malone of the U.S. Army kept thwacking away with all his might and main, shouting "Ho!"

1955, John Sack, From Here to Shimbashi - Volume 637, page 172:

Mona: Hee! Ha! Ho! Ha! The brain buffet is closed, buddy! Take that! And this!

1999, Mona the Vampire, "Attack of the Living Scarecrow" (season 1, episode 1a)

Ho! Take that vile Foresythe!” He snapped his wrist, clicking the stick against the bowed sides of a barrel.

2008, Daniel Hellmund, The Answer for Laria, page 93:

(rare) Said accompanying a vigorous attack.

From Middle English ho, hoo (interjection), probably from Old Norse hó! (interjection, also, a shepherd's call). Compare Dutch ho, German ho, Old French ho! (“hold!, halt!”).


ho

There is no ho with them.


ho

Bros before hoes!

So you want to see the show? You really don't have to be a ho.

2001, “Psycho”, in Toxicity, performed by Serj Tankian with System of a Down:

They was saying the jawn freaked out and called the cops cause all her sorority sistahs started ragging on her and calling her a stank ho for fucking half the basketball team.

2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 204:

"You looking for one of my ho's?" the diminutive man asked Sigmund.
"A hoe?" Sigmund asked, wondering why the little man wished to sell him farming equipment in the city.
"You know, a ho. A tute. A honey, A righteous bit of poontang, my brother," he said.
"I don't follow," Sigmund said.
"Indubitably, I means a ho, a whore. I can tell you is a player. You want a whore?" he asked.

2010, Dennis Shields, God Went Fishing, page 69:

(slang, derogatory) A whore; a sexually promiscuous woman; in general use as a highly offensive term of abuse for a woman with connotations of loose sexuality.

(slang, offensive) A woman in general; a bitch.

hos (plural)
hoes (plural)
heaux (plural)

Pronunciation spelling of whore in a non-rhotic accent with the dough-door merger, which is found in some varieties of African American Vernacular English. Compare mo (“more”), fo' (“for; four”). The noun first appears c. 1964, whereas the verb first appears c. 1972.


ho

She holds down a decent job during the day, but is secretly hoeing around with at least 5 different trifling men.

2003 November 18, Greywolf Johnson, “Do you know any of these? ”, in alt.strange.days (Usenet):

(transitive, intransitive, slang, vulgar) To act as a ho, to prostitute.

en-verb

ho (third-person singular simple present hoes, present participle hoeing, simple past and past participle hoed)

hoes (present singular third-person)
hoeing (participle present)
hoed (participle past)
hoed (past)


ho

Though there bee A thousand cares that heape my hoe.

1567, George Turberville, “A. Sani di Cure Aunsweres”, in Heroycall Epistles of Ovid, 155v:

Him that..this gentlewoman is in such a hoe about.

1798, Charlotte Turner Smith, The Young Philosopher, I. 195:

But by day to the zun they must rise
To their true lives o' tweil an' ov ho.

1869-70, William Barnes, “The Widow’s House”, in Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect:

I doänt see as you've any call to putt yourself in no such terrible gurt hoe over it.

1875, William Douglas Parish, A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect (at cited word):

(obsolete) Care, anxiety, trouble, sorrow.

From Middle English howe, houwe, hoȝe, from Old English hogu and hoga, from Proto-Germanic *hugô, *hugiz, *huguz (“mind, thought, understanding”), akin to Old High German hugu, hugi (Middle High German hüge), Old Saxon hugi (Middle Dutch höghe, Dutch heug), Old Norse hugr, Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌲𐍃 (hugs).


ho

To ho for anything, to long for any thing. Berks.

1787, F. Grose, Provinc. Gloss (at cited word)

Ho...to long for anything; to be careful and anxious. West.

1847-78, J. O. Halliwell, Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words

But still 'tis happiness to know That there's a God above us; An' he, by day an' night do ho Vor all ov us an' love us.

1869-70, William Barnes, The Bells of Alderburnham, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect

To ho and hanker after thik woman.

1874, T. Hardy, Far from Madding Crowd, II. xxiii. 289:

Ho, to long for; to care greatly for.

1888, B. Lowsley, Gloss. Berks. Words & Phrases:

(obsolete) To care, be anxious, to long.

From Middle English howen, hoȝen, hogien, from Old English hogian, hugian, from Proto-Germanic *hugjaną. Cognate with Middle Scots huik, Old High German hucken, Old Saxon huggjan, Dutch heugen, Old Norse hyggja, Gothic 𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hugjan).


ho

The name of the Latin-script letter H/h.

eo-head

ho (accusative singular ho-on, plural ho-oj, accusative plural ho-ojn)

ho-on (accusative singular)
ho-oj (plural)
ho-ojn (accusative plural)


ho

Compare Karelian ho. An interjection that is found in many languages.


ho

Ho ! Tout doux !

Used by tamers to calm the animal they are taming, especially horses; whoa

Ho mon Dieu !


ho

Para, ho!

Non o volvo facer! Non ho!


ho

Che aháta che rógape.


ho

yes (word used to indicate agreement or acceptance)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həqə (“yes; expression of agreement”).


ho

first-person singular present indicative of avere (“I have”)


ho

The hiragana syllable ほ (ho) or the katakana syllable ホ (ho) in Hepburn romanization.


ho

English: ho

Yola: ho

Probably from Old Norse hó! (interjection, also, a shepherd's call).


ho

Alternative form of who (“who”, nominative)


ho

Alternative form of hough (“hough, hock”)


ho

Alternative form of hough (“promontory”)


ho

(nonstandard, dialectal) she (form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by hun)


ho

Ho er bestevenninna mi.

she, it (third person singular, feminine)

Eg ser ho.

head

ho (accusative ho or henne, genitive hennar)

ho (accusative)
henne (accusative)
hennar (genitive)

From Old Norse hón, from Proto-Germanic *hēnō (compare *ainaz). Cognate with Icelandic hún, Danish hun and Swedish hon.


ho

Hoa legg egga oppe i eit tre.

hoa (definite singular)
hoer (indefinite plural)
hoene (definite plural)


ho

first-person singular present indicative of hōn


ho

ho (masculine nominative singular)
hā (feminine nominative singular)
tó (neuter nominative singular)
tón (accusative masculine singular)
tā́n (accusative feminine singular)
tó (accusative neuter singular)
tóyyo (genitive masculine singular)
tā́s (feminine genitive singular)
tóyyo (genitive neuter singular)
tṓi (dative masculine singular)
tā́i (dative feminine singular)
tṓi (dative neuter singular)
tóhmi (locative masculine singular)
tóyyā (feminine locative singular)
tóhmi (locative neuter singular)
tónō (instrumental masculine singular)
tā́ (feminine instrumental singular)
tónō (instrumental neuter singular)
tṓ (dual masculine nominative)
táe (dual feminine nominative)
tṓ (dual neuter nominative)
tṓ (accusative dual masculine)
táe (accusative dual feminine)
tṓ (accusative dual neuter)
hoi (masculine nominative plural)
hai (feminine nominative plural)
tá (neuter nominative plural)
tóns (accusative masculine plural)
tans (accusative feminine plural)
tá (accusative neuter plural)
tṓn (genitive masculine plural)
tā́ōn (feminine genitive plural)
tṓn (genitive neuter plural)
tóis (dative masculine plural)
táis (dative feminine plural)
tóis (dative neuter plural)
tóihi (locative masculine plural)
tā́hi (feminine locative plural)
tóihi (locative neuter plural)
tóis (instrumental masculine plural)
táis (feminine instrumental plural)
tóis (instrumental neuter plural)

Ancient Greek: ὁ (ho)

Greek: ο (o)


ho

ho (masculine nominative singular)
hā (feminine nominative singular)
hod (neuter nominative singular)
he (masculine singular vocative)
ha (feminine singular vocative)
hod (neuter singular vocative)
hom (accusative masculine singular)
ham (accusative feminine singular)
hod (accusative neuter singular)
hosjo (genitive masculine singular)
hosjās (feminine genitive singular)
hosjo (genitive neuter singular)
hōi (dative masculine singular)
hāi (dative feminine singular)
hōi (dative neuter singular)
hōd (ablative masculine singular)
hād (ablative feminine singular)
hōd (ablative neuter singular)
hei (locative masculine singular)
hāi (feminine locative singular)
hei (locative neuter singular)
hoi (masculine nominative plural)
hās (feminine nominative plural)
hā (neuter nominative plural)
hoi (masculine plural vocative)
hās (feminine plural vocative)
hā (neuter plural vocative)
hons (accusative masculine plural)
hans (accusative feminine plural)
hā (accusative neuter plural)
hom (genitive masculine plural)
hāzōm (feminine genitive plural)
hom (genitive neuter plural)
hois (dative masculine plural)
hais (dative feminine plural)
hois (dative neuter plural)
hois (ablative masculine plural)
hais (ablative feminine plural)
hois (ablative neuter plural)
hois (locative masculine plural)
hais (feminine locative plural)
hois (locative neuter plural)

⇒? Umbrian: erihont, 𐌄𐌓𐌀𐌇𐌖𐌍𐌕 (erahunt)

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰe (a particle), with pronominal inflection added.


ho

Ho! Ușor!

Used to calm or stop a domestic animal, especially horses; whoa.

Ho! Nu mai țipa !


ho

a trough; a long container for feeding or watering animals.

a sink; often mounted to a wall; especially a kitchen sink or a washing sink.

ho (indefinite nominative singular)
hos (genitive indefinite singular)
hon (definite nominative singular)
hons (definite genitive singular)
hoar (indefinite nominative plural)
hoars (genitive indefinite plural)
hoarna (definite nominative plural)
hoarnas (definite genitive plural)


ho

Hoo vnderwisar HERRANS anda/ och hwadh rådhgiffuare lärer honom? Hwem fråghar han om rådh, then honom förstånd giffuer/ och lärer honom rettzens wägh/ och lärer honom klookheet och wijsar honom förståndzens wägh?
(1873 edition) Ho undervisar Herrans Anda; och hvad rådgifvare lärer honom? Hvem frågar han om råd, den honom förstånd gifver, och lärer honom rättsens väg, och lärer honom klokhet, och viser honom förståndsens väg?

1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Esaiah, 40:13-14

Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counsellor hath taught him? With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?

Ho äst du?


ho

(dialectal) Alternative form of hon (“she”)


ho

Taga-saan naman ho kayo?

(familiar) honorific particle used while speaking to one's superior, elder, or guest


ho

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, compare Malay kau and Tetum ó.


ho

(international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Hiri Motu.


ho

holar (plural)
ho (nominative singular)
holar (nominative plural)
honing (genitive singular)
holarning (genitive plural)
hoga (dative singular)
holarga (dative plural)
honi (accusative definite singular)
holarni (accusative definite plural)
hoda (locative singular)
holarda (locative plural)
hodan (ablative singular)
holardan (ablative plural)
hodek (singular)
holardek (plural)
hoim (nominative possessive singular)
holarim (nominative plural possessive)
hoimning (genitive possessive singular)
holarimning (genitive plural possessive)
hoimga (dative possessive singular)
holarimga (dative plural possessive)
hoimni (accusative definite possessive singular)
holarimni (accusative definite plural possessive)
hoimda (locative possessive singular)
holarimda (locative plural possessive)
hoimdan (ablative possessive singular)
holarimdan (ablative plural possessive)
hoimdek (possessive singular)
holarimdek (plural possessive)
hoing (nominative possessive singular)
holaring (nominative plural possessive)
hoingning (genitive possessive singular)
holaringning (genitive plural possessive)
hoingga (dative possessive singular)
holaringga (dative plural possessive)
hoingni (accusative definite possessive singular)
holaringni (accusative definite plural possessive)
hoingda (locative possessive singular)
holaringda (locative plural possessive)
hoingdan (ablative possessive singular)
holaringdan (ablative plural possessive)
hoingdek (possessive singular)
holaringdek (plural possessive)
hoi (nominative possessive singular)
holari (nominative plural possessive)
hoining (genitive possessive singular)
holarining (genitive plural possessive)
hoiga (dative possessive singular)
holariga (dative plural possessive)
hoini (accusative definite possessive singular)
holarini (accusative definite plural possessive)
hoida (locative possessive singular)
holarida (locative plural possessive)
hoidan (ablative possessive singular)
holaridan (ablative plural possessive)
hoidek (possessive singular)
holaridek (plural possessive)
hoimiz (nominative possessive singular)
holarimiz (nominative plural possessive)
hoimizning (genitive possessive singular)
holarimizning (genitive plural possessive)
hoimizga (dative possessive singular)
holarimizga (dative plural possessive)
hoimizni (accusative definite possessive singular)
holarimizni (accusative definite plural possessive)
hoimizda (locative possessive singular)
holarimizda (locative plural possessive)
hoimizdan (ablative possessive singular)
holarimizdan (ablative plural possessive)
hoimizdek (possessive singular)
holarimizdek (plural possessive)
hoingiz (nominative possessive singular)
holaringiz (nominative plural possessive)
hoingizning (genitive possessive singular)
holaringizning (genitive plural possessive)
hoingizga (dative possessive singular)
holaringizga (dative plural possessive)
hoingizni (accusative definite possessive singular)
holaringizni (accusative definite plural possessive)
hoingizda (locative possessive singular)
holaringizda (locative plural possessive)
hoingizdan (ablative possessive singular)
holaringizdan (ablative plural possessive)
hoingizdek (possessive singular)
holaringizdek (plural possessive)
hoidek (possessive)
holaridek (possessive)


ho

Hosororo


ho

Ha-ho! be mee coshes, th'ast ee-pait it, co Joane;

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 13, page 90:

Hey-ho! by my conscience, you have paid it, quoth John;

From Middle English ho, from Old Norse hó.


ho

(intransitive, of liquids) to become gaseous, to become boiled

òkún ń hó yee; ọ̀sà ń mì lẹ̀gbẹ̀

The sea was roaring; the lagoon was swaying majestically


ho

(transitive) to peel off the skin or bark of something