hoarse en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /hoɾs/ (Scotland)
- /hoːs/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
- /hɔəs/ (Received-Pronunciation, obsolete)
- (Early, English, Modern)
- (General-American)
- (General-American)
- /hɔːs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- hôs (Received-Pronunciation)
- /hoəs/ (Eastern-New-England)
- /hoːs/ Manchester
- hôrs (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English hors, hos, from Old English hās, *hārs, from Proto-Germanic *haisaz, *haisraz, akin to Old Norse háss (West Norse) and heiss (East Norse) (whence Icelandic hás, Norwegian Nynorsk hås, Norwegian Bokmål hes and Swedish hes).
Meanings
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Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.
I am old and my voice is hoarse […]
1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hoarser | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| hoarsest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hoarseness · horse-hoarse merger · hoarsen · hoarsely · hoarse as a crow
Translations (74)
ga cársánach (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · nv bizhítsoh (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · nn hås (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · sv hes (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · lb hees (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · ar مَبْحُوح (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · el βραχνός (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · es con voz tomada (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · vi khàn (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · bg дрезгав (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · id parau (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · cs ochraptělý (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · pt rouco (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · fi käheä (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · cmn 粗啞 /粗哑 (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · la raucus (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · nb hås (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · es ronco (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · is rámur (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · hu rekedt (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · mrw pa'os (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · cs chraptivý (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · cy cryg (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · da hæs (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · it rauco (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · nl hees (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · nb hes (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · ang hās (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · ga piachánach (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · cs křaplavý (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · cs chraplavý (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · eo raŭka (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · mhr лоргышо (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · pon ngilekir (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · mhr кыжга (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · ca ronc (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · izh kommia (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · sl hripav (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · is hás (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · et kähe (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · nl schor (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · enm hos (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · pl ochrypły (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · ru охри́пший (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · mhr оралге (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · roa-opt rouco (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · ms parau (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · sh hrapav (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · fr enroué (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · tsg pagaw (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · yi הייזעריק (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · gl rouco (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · arz مبحوب (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · msk paos (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · es afónico (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · hy խռպոտ (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · ca rogallós (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · de heiser (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · ro răgușit (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · ru хри́плый (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · nrf râpeux (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · cmn 嘶啞 /嘶哑 (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · it atono (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · nn hes (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · bcl paas (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · gl roufeño (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · bg прегракнал (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · ms garau (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · mi whango (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · he צרוד (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · bg пресипнал (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · uk захри́плий (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · cmn 沙啞 /沙哑 (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice) · mk засипнат (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice)