hiccup
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From earlier hickop, alteration of earlier hicket, hyckock, from hic (onomatopoeic) + -ock (diminutive suffix).
Akin to Scots hick, hix (“hiccup”), West Frisian hik (“hiccup”), Dutch hik (“hiccup”), Middle Low German hükup, huckup, hueckup (modern Low German hick (“hiccup”)), German hicksen (“to hiccup”, verb), Alemannic German Hidsgi (“hiccup”), Danish hikke (“hiccup”), Swedish hicka (“hiccup”), hicka (“to hiccup”, verb), Icelandic hiksti (“hiccup”).
Displaced yex, from Middle English yexen, ȝisken, ȝixen, ȝoxen (“to hiccup”), from Old English ġiscian, ġeocsian (“to hiccup”).
Inflected forms:
form: hiccups
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: hiccough
pos: noun
tags: alternative
UK
form: hickup
pos: noun
tags: alternative
archaic
form: hiccups
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: hiccuping
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: hiccupping
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: hiccuped
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: hiccuped
pos: verb
tags: past
form: hiccupped
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: hiccupped
pos: verb
tags: past
form: hiccough
pos: verb
tags: alternative
UK
form: hickup
pos: verb
tags: alternative
archaic
Senses:
gloss: A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound.
pos: noun
examples: There was a loud hiccup from the back of the room and the class erupted in laughter.
gloss: A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound.
pos: noun
gloss: Any spasm or sudden change.
pos: noun
tags: broadly
examples: Albert didn't notice the switch, the subliminal flash and hiccup in time as the man he had been talking to only seconds before was catapulted backwards half an hour.
gloss: A minor obstacle or setback.
pos: noun
tags: informal
examples: There's been a slight hiccup in the processing of this quarter's results.
gloss: To produce a hiccup; have the hiccups.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
gloss: To say with a hiccup.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: "I haven't touched a drop, officer," the suspect hiccupped.
gloss: To produce an abortive sound like a hiccup.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: The car engine hiccupped but wouldn't start.
Related words: hiccups
Derived words: hiccuper
hiccuplike
hiccupy
Translations:
lang: Abkhaz
word: а́ицәкьысра
roman: áicʷkʲʼəsra
lang: Abkhaz
word: ахәылкьы́сра
roman: axʷəlkʲʼə́sra
lang: Afrikaans
word: hik
lang: Albanian
word: lemzë
lang: Arabic
word: حَازُوقَة
roman: ḥāzūqa
lang: Arabic
word: فُوَاق
roman: fuwāq
lang: Arabic
word: زغطة
roman: zuġuTTa
lang: Arabic
word: بفاق, بو فاق
roman: bufāg
lang: Arabic
word: فهيقة
roman: fuhēga
lang: Arabic
word: فواقة
roman: fuwwāqa
lang: Armenian
word: զկռտոց
roman: zkṙtocʻ
lang: Aromanian
word: sugljits
lang: Assamese
word: হেঁকটি
roman: hẽkoti
lang: Assamese
word: হিঁকটি
roman: hĩkoti
lang: Asturian
word: hipu
lang: Asturian
word: sollutu
lang: Asturian
word: relluezu
lang: Asturian
word: sipu
lang: Balinese
word: cekutan
lang: Bangi
word: liseséku
lang: Basque
word: zotin
lang: Belarusian
word: ікаўка
roman: ikawka
lang: Bengali
word: হেঁচকা
roman: hẽcka
lang: Bengali
word: হেঁচকি
roman: hẽcki
lang: Central Bikol
word: sinok
lang: Bulgarian
word: хълцане
roman: hǎlcane
lang: Burmese
word: ကြို့ထိုးခြင်း
roman: krui.htui:hkrang:
lang: Buryat
word: зоходолго
roman: zoxodolgo
lang: Catalan
word: singlot
lang: Cebuano
word: sid-ok
lang: Cherokee
word: ᎤᏩᎫᏯᏍᏗ
roman: uwaguyasdi
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 打思噎
roman: daa² si¹ jik¹
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 打思肊
roman: daa² si¹ jik¹
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 打嗝（兒） /打嗝（儿）
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 呃逆
roman: ènì
lang: Crimean Tatar
word: qıltıq
lang: Crimean Tatar
word: çıqrıq
lang: Czech
word: škytnutí
lang: Czech
word: škytavka
lang: Danish
word: hikke
lang: Danish
word: hik
lang: Dutch
word: hik
lang: Dzongkha
word: ཧིག་ཀུ
roman: hig ku
lang: Esperanto
word: singulto
lang: Estonian
word: luksumine
lang: Estonian
word: luksatus
lang: Faroese
word: hist
lang: Faroese
word: histi
lang: Faroese
word: histan
lang: Finnish
word: hikka
lang: Finnish
word: nikotus
lang: French
word: hoquet
lang: Friulian
word: sangloç
lang: Galician
word: salouco
lang: Galician
word: impo
lang: Georgian
word: სლოკინი
roman: sloḳini
lang: German
word: see Thesaurus:Schluckauf
lang: German
word: hitsgi
lang: German
word: glugsi
lang: Greek
word: λόξιγκας
roman: lóxigkas
lang: Ancient Greek
word: λύγξ
roman: lúnx
lang: Calabrian Greek
word: sogliuttu
lang: Calabrian Greek
word: suggiuttu
lang: Hebrew
word: שיהוק
roman: shihúk
lang: Hiligaynon
word: sid-o
lang: Hiligaynon
word: sikdo
lang: Hindi
word: हिचकी
roman: hickī
lang: Hungarian
word: csuklás
lang: Icelandic
word: hiksti
lang: Ido
word: hipo
lang: Ilocano
word: saiddek
lang: Indonesian
word: cegukan
lang: Ingrian
word: nikko
lang: Ingrian
word: nikossus
lang: Irish
word: fail
lang: Irish
word: snag
lang: Italian
word: singhiozzo
lang: Italian
word: singulto
lang: Japanese
word: しゃっくり
roman: shakkuri
lang: Japanese
word: ヒック
roman: hikku
lang: Kapampangan
word: siguk
lang: Karachay-Balkar
word: zukko (zukko)
lang: Kashmiri
word: ہیُٛک
roman: hyuk
lang: Kazakh
word: ықылық
roman: yqylyq
lang: Khmer
word: ត្អើក
roman: tʼaək
lang: Kikuyu
word: mwegetho
lang: Kinaray-a
word: sid-o
lang: Korean
word: 딸꾹질
roman: ttalkkukjil
lang: Central Kurdish
word: نِزگەرە
roman: nizgere
lang: Laki
word: نِزگیرە
roman: nizgîre
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: îsk
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: qulpik
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: hîqik
lang: Latgalian
word: klikss
lang: Latin
word: singultus
lang: Latvian
word: žagas
lang: Lingala
word: eseséku
lang: Lingala
word: esékúséku
lang: Lingala
word: liséséku
lang: Lithuanian
word: žagsulys
lang: Macedonian
word: ика́вица
roman: ikávica
lang: Malagasy
word: solavady
lang: Malayalam
word: ഇക്കിൾ
roman: ikkiḷ
lang: Malayalam
word: എക്കിൾ
roman: ekkiḷ
lang: Maltese
word: sulluzzu
lang: Māori
word: tokopuhake
lang: Māori
word: tokomauri
lang: Marathi
word: उचकी
roman: uckī
lang: Mon
word: လှိုက်
roman: hlak
lang: Mongolian
word: ᠵᠣᠭᠢᠰᠤᠯᠲᠠ
roman: ǰogisulta
lang: Mongolian
word: зогьсолт
roman: zogʹsolt
lang: Neapolitan
word: selluzzo
lang: Neapolitan
word: segliùzzo
lang: Norwegian
word: hikke
lang: Old English
word: sogoþa
lang: Old English
word: ælfsogoþa
lang: Persian
word: سکسکه
roman: sekseke
lang: Persian
word: هکه
roman: hokke
lang: Persian
word: هکک
roman: hekkak
lang: Polish
word: czkawka
lang: Portuguese
word: soluço
lang: Quechua
word: hik'iy
lang: Romanian
word: sughiț
lang: Russian
word: ико́та
roman: ikóta
lang: Sanskrit
word: हिक्का
roman: hikkā
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: aileag
lang: Koyraboro-Senni
word: heku
lang: Sicilian
word: sugghiuzzu
lang: Slovak
word: čkavka
lang: Slovak
word: štikútavka
lang: Slovak
word: čkanie
lang: Slovene
word: kolc
lang: Slovene
word: kolcanje
lang: Spanish
word: hipo
lang: Spanish
word: singulto
lang: Spanish
word: hipido
lang: Spanish
word: jipido
lang: Spanish
word: jipío
lang: Sranan Tongo
word: tikotiko
lang: Sundanese
word: sisidueun
lang: Swahili
word: kwikwi
lang: Swedish
word: hickning
lang: Tagalog
word: sinok
lang: Tagalog
word: sigok
lang: Tagalog
word: siyok
lang: Tamil
word: விக்கல்
roman: vikkal
lang: Tatar
word: oçqılıq
lang: Telugu
word: ఎక్కిళ్ళు
roman: ekkiḷḷu
lang: Thai
word: สะอึก
roman: sà-ʉ̀k
lang: Turkish
word: hıçkırık
lang: Ukrainian
word: ги́кавка
roman: hýkavka
lang: Ukrainian
word: и́кавка
roman: ýkavka
lang: Ukrainian
word: і́кавка
roman: íkavka
lang: Venetan
word: sangiuto
lang: Venetan
word: sangiut
lang: Venetan
word: sangioto
lang: Venetan
word: sangiot
lang: Vietnamese
word: cái nấc
lang: Waray-Waray
word: sikdo
lang: Welsh
word: ig
lang: Yiddish
word: שלוקערץ
roman: shlukerts
lang: Yup'ik
word: negituqaq
lang: Zazaki
word: zıqlık
lang: Arabic
word: فَوَاقَ
roman: fawāqa
lang: Arabic
word: زغطة
roman: zuḡuṭṭa
lang: Armenian
word: զկռտալ
roman: zkṙtal
lang: Asturian
word: sollutir
lang: Asturian
word: sollutar
lang: Azerbaijani
word: hıçqırmaq
lang: Belarusian
word: іка́ць
roman: ikácʹ
lang: Bulgarian
word: хъ́лцам
roman: hǎ́lcam
lang: Buryat
word: зоходохо
roman: zoxodoxo
lang: Catalan
word: singlotar
lang: Czech
word: škytat
lang: Czech
word: škytnout
lang: Dutch
word: hikken
lang: Esperanto
word: singulti
lang: Estonian
word: luksuma
lang: Estonian
word: luksatama
lang: Faroese
word: hista
lang: Finnish
word: nikotella
lang: Finnish
word: hikotella
lang: Finnish
word: hikata
lang: French
word: hoqueter
lang: French
word: avoir le hoquet
lang: Galician
word: saloucar
lang: Galician
word: impar
lang: Galician
word: salouzar
lang: Georgian
word: დასლოკინება
roman: dasloḳineba
lang: Georgian
word: წამოსლოკინება
roman: c̣amosloḳineba
lang: Georgian
word: ასლოკინებს
roman: asloḳinebs
lang: German
word: hicksen
lang: Ancient Greek
word: λύζω
roman: lúzō
lang: Hebrew
word: שיהק
lang: Hungarian
word: csuklik
lang: Ido
word: hipar
lang: Ingrian
word: nikostaa
lang: Ingrian
word: ikostaa
lang: Ingrian
word: nikossella
lang: Irish
word: déan snag
lang: Irish
word: déan fail
lang: Italian
word: singhiozzare
lang: Japanese
word: しゃっくりをする
roman: shakkuri o suru
lang: Kazakh
word: ық ету
roman: yq etu
lang: Kazakh
word: ықылық ату
roman: yqylyq atu
lang: Kazakh
word: ықылықтау
roman: yqylyqtau
lang: Korean
word: 딸꾹질하다
roman: ttalkkukjilhada
lang: Kyrgyz
word: ыктытуу
roman: ıktıtuu
lang: Kyrgyz
word: ык этүү
roman: ık etüü
lang: Latin
word: singulto
lang: Latvian
word: žagoties
lang: Lingala
word: sékuma
lang: Lithuanian
word: žagsėti
lang: Luxembourgish
word: hicken
lang: Macedonian
word: ика
roman: ika
lang: Macedonian
word: олца
roman: olca
lang: Malay
word: tersedu-sedu
lang: Manchu
word: ᠵᠣᡥᠣᠮᠪᡳ
roman: johombi
lang: Mongolian
word: зогөсох
roman: zogösox
lang: Mongolian
word: зогьсох
roman: zogʹsox
lang: Norman
word: hiqu'ter
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: hikke
lang: Oromo
word: hirqinfuu
lang: Persian
word: سکسکه کردن
roman: sekseke kardan
lang: Polish
word: czkać
lang: Polish
word: czknąć
lang: Portuguese
word: soluçar
lang: Romanian
word: sughița
lang: Russian
word: ика́ть
roman: ikátʹ
lang: Russian
word: икну́ть
roman: iknútʹ
lang: Samogitian
word: žogseitė
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: штуцати
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: štucati
lang: Slovak
word: čkať
lang: Slovak
word: začkať
lang: Slovak
word: zaštikútať
lang: Slovene
word: kolcati
lang: Spanish
word: hipar
lang: Spanish
word: himpar
lang: Spanish
word: himplar
lang: Spanish
word: jipiar
lang: Spanish
word: tener hipo
lang: Spanish
word: estar con hipo
lang: Swedish
word: hicka
lang: Tajik
word: ҳиққак задан
roman: hiqqak zadan
lang: Turkish
word: hıçkırmak
lang: Turkmen
word: synçgylawuk
lang: Ukrainian
word: гика́ти
roman: hykáty
lang: Ukrainian
word: іка́ти
roman: ikáty
lang: Unami
word: poikhàm
lang: Uzbek
word: hiqichoq
lang: Vietnamese
word: nấc cụt
lang: Vietnamese
word: nấc
lang: Welsh
word: igian
lang: Yiddish
word: שלוקערצן
roman: shlukertsn