алло

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Eastern Mari

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian алло́ (alló).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑˈlːo/
Rhymes: -o
Hyphenation: ал‧ло

Interjection

алло • (allo)

hello (only used on telephone)

References

J. Bradley et al. (2023) “алло”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Russian

Alternative forms

алё (aljó) — informal writing, usually used to render the pronunciation of the speaker

Etymology

Borrowed from French allô, ultimately from English hello.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):
Audio: (file)
IPA^(key): (phonetic respelling: алё)

Interjection

алло́ • (alló)

(telephony) hello!
Synonym: слу́шаю (slúšaju, literally “(I am) listening”)
- 1973, Михаил Булгаков, “Глава XVIII. Неудачливые визитёры”, in Мастер и Маргарита; English translation from Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, transl., Master and Margarita, London: Penguin Books, 1997:
  Бесстыжая горничная, поставив одну ногу на стул, сняла трубку с рычажка и сказала в нее:
  — Алло!
  Besstyžaja gorničnaja, postaviv odnu nogu na stul, snjala trubku s ryčažka i skazala v neje:
  — Allo!
  The shameless maid put one foot on a chair, picked up the receiver, and into it said:
  ‘Hello!’

Descendants

→ Eastern Mari: алло (allo)

See also

слу́шать (slúšatʹ, “to listen”)

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

галло́ (halló) — 1928-1933 spelling
альо́ (alʹó), гальо́ (halʹó) (informal writing, usually used to render the pronunciation of the speaker)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɔ
Hyphenation: ал‧ло

Interjection

алло́ • (alló)

(telephony) hello!

Further reading

Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “алло”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “алло”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN

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