hoaßn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German heizen, from Old High German heizzan, from Proto-West Germanic *haitan, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔɐ̯sn̩/
  • Hyphenation: hoaßn

Verb

hoaßn (past participle ghoaßn) (West Central Bavarian, South Central Bavarian, Tyrol)

  1. (copulative) to have a name; to be named; to be called; but implying that one “owns” this name, not necessarily that one goes by it
    Wia hoaßt du? ― What is your name?
    I hoaß ... ― I’m called ...
    Es sågn ålle Sepp zu mir, owa i hoaß Josef. ― They call me Sepp, but my name is Josef.
  2. (intransitive or transitive) to mean, to signify; to have a meaning
    Des hoaßt, mia håbn koa Zeit mehr. ― This means that we have no time left.
    Wås hoaßt „Auto“ auf Englisch? ― What is ‘Auto’ in English?
  3. (transitive) to call (someone something)
    Er håt mi an Trottl ghoaßn. ― He called me an idiot.
  4. (transitive, archaic) to order, to direct, to call to do something
    Se håt eam ghoaßn, nåch da Schui åzruafa. ― She told him to call after school

Conjugation

Conjugation of hoaßn
infinitive hoaßn
past participle ghoaßn
present past subjunctive
1st person singular hoaß — hoaßad
2nd person singular hoaßt — hoaßast
3rd person singular hoaßt — hoaßad
1st person plural hoaßn — hoaßadn
2nd person plural hoaßts — hoaßats
3rd person plural hoaßn — hoaßadn
imperative
singular hoaß
plural hoaßts
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