hoi

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

  1. (Netherlands, informal) A greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence, comparable to English hey, hi
  2. (Netherlands, informal) A farewell acknowledging someone's departure, comparable to English goodbye, bye
  3. (dated) An exclamation of joy.

Έννοιες

γεια

χαίρετε

γειά σας

γειά σου

γειά

γεια σας

γεια σου

γεια εσύ

γεια εσείς

Συχνότητα

A1
Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/ɦɔi̯/
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

In summary

Possibly a spontaneous alteration of the interjection ho. The use as a joyful exclamation is attested from the 16th century; use as an informal greeting appears only in the 20th century. Another possibility is the borrowing from English ahoy or Middle English hoy; See also ahoi.

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