hoaßn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• haßn (East Central Bavarian, Carinthia, Vienna)

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
	present tense	past tense	subjunctive
1st person sing.	hoaß	-	hoaßad
2nd person sing.	hoaßt	-	hoaßast
3rd person sing.	hoaßt	-	hoaßad
1st person plur.	hoaßn	-	hoaßadn
2nd person plur.	hoaßts	-	hoaßats
3rd person plur.	hoaßn	-	hoaßadn
imperative sing.	hoaß
imperative plur.	hoaßts
past participle	ghoaßn