hallo

== 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/ Rhymes: -əʊ === Interjection === hallo Alternative form of hello (“greeting”). (dated) A cry of surprise. ==== Synonyms ==== (hello): See Thesaurus:hello (cry of surprise): See Thesaurus:wow === Noun === hallo (plural hallos or halloes) The cry "hallo!" A shout of exultation. === Verb === hallo (third-person singular simple present hallos or halloes, present participle halloing, simple past and past participle halloed) (intransitive) To shout, or to call with a loud voice. (transitive) To chase while shouting "hallo!" (transitive) To cry "hallo" (to someone). (transitive) To shout (something). ==== Conjugation ==== === See also === lo === Anagrams === holla == Afrikaans == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɦaləu/ === Interjection === hallo hello == Danish == === Etymology === Imperative of Middle High German haln (“to fetch (a ferryman)”); see German hallo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /halɔ/, [haˈlɔ] or IPA(key): /halɔː/, [haˈlɔː] === Interjection === hallo hello (a greeting usually used to answer the telephone) An exclamation to get attention. (as a noun, rare) n hello ("Hello!" or an equivalent greeting) === Further reading === “hallo” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English hello, halloo, hollo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɦɑˈloː/ Hyphenation: hal‧lo Rhymes: -oː === Interjection === hallo hello (a general greeting used when meeting somebody) [from 19th c.] ==== Descendants ==== Petjo: hallo → Indonesian: halo == Estonian == === Alternative forms === halloo === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɑlˑo/, [ˈ(h)ɑlˑo] Rhymes: -ɑlˑo Hyphenation: hal‧lo === Interjection === hallo hello (exclamation to indicate oneself, which usually is used when starting a telephone call) (informal) an exclamation indicating wonder, demand, disapproval === References === hallo in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “hallo”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), 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 === IPA(key): /ˈhalo/, /haˈloː/ === Interjection === hallo hello a general greeting used when meeting someone an initial response when picking up a phone call a call for response to try and catch someone's attention Hallo, Sie haben Ihr Gepäck vergessen! ― Hello, you've left your luggage behind! used to express bewilderment Ich meine, hallo? Was glaubt der eigentlich, wer er ist? ― I mean, hello? Who on earth does he think he is? Hallo? Geht's noch? ― Hello? What the hell is wrong with you? ==== Derived terms ==== aber hallo Hallo ==== Descendants ==== → Czech: haló → Hebrew: הלו (haló) → Hungarian: halló → Polish: halo === Further reading === “hallo” in Duden online Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “hello”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. “hallo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Interlingua == === Interjection === hallo hello (a greeting usually used to answer the telephone or when meeting somebody) == Latin == === Noun === hallō dative/ablative singular of hallus == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From German hallo, Hallo. === Interjection === hallo hello (greeting) === References === “hallo” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from German hallo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /haˈluː/ === Interjection === hallo hello (greeting, esp. when answering a phone call) used to confirm that the person being addressed is paying attention ==== Derived terms ==== halla (informal greeting) hallais (informal greeting) hallaisen (informal greeting, regional) halloen (informal greeting, regional) === References === “hallo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === Borrowed from English hello, halloo, hollo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /haˈɫoː/ === Interjection === hallo hello == Spanish == === Verb === hallo first-person singular present indicative of hallar == West Frisian == === Etymology === From Dutch hallo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /haˈloː/ === Interjection === hallo hello ==== Further reading ==== “hallo”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011