hallo

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See also: halló, Hallo, allô, and allo

English

Etymology

From Middle English halou, halow, halloo (interjection used to call attention), representing Old English hēlā, ǣlā, ēalā (O!, alas!, oh!, lo!), equivalent to hey +‎ lo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /həˈləʊ/, /hæˈləʊ/
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  • Rhymes: -əʊ

Interjection

hallo

  1. Alternative form of hello
  2. (dated) A cry of surprise.
    • 1890, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, The Sign of the Four, London: Spencer Blackett:
      It sounds like a sum in the rule of three. The answer should give us the — But hallo! here are the accredited representatives of the law.

Synonyms

Noun

hallo (plural hallos or halloes)

  1. The cry "hallo!"
  2. A shout of exultation.

Verb

hallo (third-person singular simple present hallos or halloes, present participle halloing, simple past and past participle halloed)

  1. (intransitive) To shout, or to call with a loud voice.
  2. (transitive) To chase while shouting "hallo!"
  3. (transitive) To cry "hallo" (to someone).
  4. (transitive) To shout (something).

Conjugation

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Anagrams

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Interjection

hallo

  1. hello

Danish

Etymology

Imperative of Middle High German haln (to fetch (a ferryman)); see German hallo.

Pronunciation

Interjection

hallo

  1. hello (a greeting usually used to answer the telephone)
  2. An exclamation to get attention.
  3. (as a noun, rare) n hello ("Hello!" or an equivalent greeting)

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English hello, halloo, hollo.

Pronunciation

Interjection

hallo

  1. hello (a general greeting used when meeting somebody)

Descendants

  • Petjo: hallo
  • Indonesian: halo

Estonian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Interjection

hallo

  1. hello (exclamation to indicate oneself, which usually is used when starting a telephone call)
  2. (informal) an exclamation indicating wonder, demand, disapproval
    Ma teen kõike üksi, hallo, mis mul viga on!
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References

  • hallo in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • hallo”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online version, in Estonian), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

German

Etymology

Originally used as a call to the ferryman on the other side of the bank; related to Old High German holā, emphatic imperative of holōn (to fetch, used especially in hailing a ferryman), from Proto-West Germanic *holōn (to fetch). Also see French holà (hey! stop!).

Pronunciation

Interjection

hallo

  1. hello (a general greeting used when meeting somebody)

Derived terms

Further reading

Interlingua

Interjection

hallo

  1. hello (a greeting usually used to answer the telephone or when meeting somebody)

Latin

Noun

hallō

  1. dative/ablative singular of hallus

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German hallo, Hallo.

Interjection

hallo

  1. hello (greeting)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German hallo, Hallo.

Interjection

hallo

  1. hello (greeting)

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English hello, halloo, hollo.

Pronunciation

Interjection

hallo

  1. Hello.

Spanish

Verb

hallo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of hallar

West Frisian

Etymology

From Dutch hallo.

Pronunciation

Interjection

hallo

  1. hello

Further reading

  • hallo”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011