hist

hist
hist exclamation commanding silence, attested from 1610s; probably so chosen because the sound is both easy to hear and suddenly silent.

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  • hist — hist·ie; elo·hist; hist; …   English syllables

  • hist — adv.; hist og her; hist og pist …   Dansk ordbog

  • Hist — Hist, interj. [Cf. Dan. hys. ?. Cf. {Hush}, {Whist}.] Hush; be silent; a signal for silence. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hist- — Hist , vor Konsonanten auch histo , Histo , [griech. histós = Webstuhl, Gewebe]: Bestimmungswort von Zus. mit der Bed. »Körpergewebe« …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Hist- — Hist , vor Konsonanten auch histo , Histo , [griech. histós = Webstuhl, Gewebe]: Bestimmungswort von Zus. mit der Bed. »Körpergewebe« …   Universal-Lexikon

  • hist... — hist..., Hist... vgl. ↑histo..., Histo …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • hist — hist1 [st; hist ] interj. Informal used to attract attention, usually in an unobtrusive way hist2 abbrev. 1. historian 2. historical 3. history …   English World dictionary

  • hist- — [hist] combining form HISTO : used before a vowel …   English World dictionary

  • hist... — hist...,   Wortbildungselement, histo …   Universal-Lexikon

  • hist. — hist. abbreviation history …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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