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Cousins, not mother-daughter.Īnother possibility is that sooey is simply an onomatopoeic word without an etymology, like shoo, to ward off flies. You can easily improve your search by specifying the number of letters in the answer. But common descent from Greek's ancestor does not mean it goes back to Greek. Crossword Clue The crossword clue Call to a pig with 5 letters was last seen on the May 31, 2020.We think the likely answer to this clue is SOOEY.Below are all possible answers to this clue ordered by its rank. the Oxford English Dictionary, suggest that the sooey might be a call based on English sow, which used to be pronounced like 'soo.' This word sow and the sw- in swine do appear to be related to Greek ὕς and Latin sus by a common inheritance from their ancestral language, Proto-Indo-European. Rather, the standard etymological resources, e.g. Sure, some Greek words are borrowed into English, but usually they relate to the Christian religion (like church or bishop) or they involve a higher literary register. So, one would have to suppose that illiterate pig farmers in England or American somehow managed to borrow a literary term for a non-literary purpose, and that's just not plausible at all. (Analogously in English, the term pig is a replacement of the older word swine.) The Greek term is a classical term and already by Koine times (when the Romans conquered Britain) it has become out of date with the common term for pig became χοῖρος as we see in the New Testament. In this case, I don't think borrowing is a viable hypothesis for the relationship between classical Greek ὕς, σύς (vocative singular ὗ, σῦ) and sooey. One is by borrowing another is by common inheritance. Well, there are two basic ways words can be related between different languages. MGV Hoffman wrote:Does anyone have other evidence for the etymology of 'soo-ee' or 'hoo-ee' that might link it back to a proper vocative Greek word? The English dictionaries I have been able to consult (cf: ) note that the English 'sow' does derive from the Latin sus and the Greek sus and hus, and suggest it's just a 'deformed' way of calling out 'sow.'ĭoes anyone have other evidence for the etymology of 'soo-ee' or 'hoo-ee' that might link it back to a proper vocative Greek word? That 'ee' ending doesn't seem to fit as a 3rd declension vocative ending, but I'm trying to figure out a way that it does. This would match precisely with the two forms of the word in classical Greek. My suspicion is strengthened in that (I do believe that this is correct) in England, one says 'hooey.' I.e., how would you call a pig or pigs in Greek?īehind my question is the suspicion that 'sooey' (however you spell it), the traditional American way of calling a pig, comes from the Greek. 'We have a collection here.Yes, somewhat of an odd question, but I'm trying to figure out what the vocative forms for pig are in Greek and how you would pronounce it.

The new pig could end up in front of the Bob Timberlake corporate offices on East Center Street or possibly at the gallery, Stoner said. Stoner predicted the gallery will spend $2,000 so it can retain ownership of the fourth pig as well. Bass, an outdoors store, carries Timberlake-licensed products such as clothing, luggage and home furnishings accessories.

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'Grunt on the Hunt,' a camouflage-clad pig sponsored by the gallery in 2006, now greets customers at the gallery's front door, but will soon move to Concord Mills Mall, where it will be on loan to Bass Pro Shops. 'Oinkle Sam,' a bearded, red, white and blue pig sponsored by the gallery in 2004, now serves as a sentry under the flagpole in the gallery parking lot. 'The Prime Pig,' the sculpture sponsored by the gallery in the first pigs exhibit in 2003, was purchased by Jimmy's Barbecue. 'We love the pigs,' said Frank Stoner, president of the Timberlake Gallery and, for several months, Nichols' predecessor as Uptown executive director. He did say, however, that The Bob Timberlake Gallery, which sponsored a pig in each of the previous Pigs in the City projects, has agreed to pay for a fourth. Nichols declined to list the sponsors that have signed up so far.

'I think all of that coming together just fits so well,' Thomas said. Some kind of open competition might be held to select a grand marshal for the parade.Ī few days later, the pigs will be placed in their display positions on uptown streets, where they will be on Memorial Day weekend, when next year's first Summer Stroll is held, and where they will remain until a few days before the 25th Annual Barbecue Festival next October.Ĭhamber President Radford Thomas said the pigs will add more - uh - weight to the cookoff weekend, attract more spectators and make it more fun.

The next day, the pigs will parade down Main Street, and they might be joined in the procession by pigs from the first three Pigs in the City projects.

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