tjo

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Dutch

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Etymology

From Italian ciao (“hello, goodbye”), from Venetian ciao (“hello, goodbye, your (humble) servant”), from Venetian s-ciao, s-ciavo (“servant, slave”), from Medieval Latin sclavus (“Slav, slave”), related also to Italian schiavo, English Slav, slave and old Venetian S-ciavón (“Slav”) (from Latin Sclavonia (“Slavonia”)).

Interjection

tjo

  1. (slang) hello, bye

Saterland Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Numeral

tjo

  1. feminine of träi
  2. neuter of träi

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “tjo”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Swedish

Interjection

tjo

  1. (colloquial) An expression of joy or intensity or the like; woo, woohoo
    Tjo vad det går!
    Woo, this is wild!
  2. (colloquial) A greeting.

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References

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