hej

== Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɦɛj] === Interjection === hej hey, hi (an exclamation to call attention) == Danish == === Etymology === Via Swedish hej (“hello, hi”), from Old Norse hei. Perhaps influenced by English hi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɑj/, [hɑ̈j] Rhymes: -aj === Interjection === hej hi, hello (less common) bye ==== Synonyms ==== (hi): goddag ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “hi”): farvel === References === “hej” in Den Danske Ordbog == Esperanto == === Etymology === From Polish hej, English hey, German hei, Latin heus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hei̯/ Rhymes: -ei̯ Syllabification: hej === Interjection === hej (neologism, informal) hey === Further reading === “hej”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “hej”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026 == Greenlandic == === Interjection === hej hi, hello ==== See also ==== aluu == Hungarian == === Etymology === An onomatopoeia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhɛj] Hyphenation: hej Rhymes: -ɛj Homophone: hely === Interjection === hej oh! hey! === References === === Further reading === (interjection expressing sorrow, dismay, amazement etc.): hej in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. (interjection to attract attention): hej in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Polish == === Etymology === Onomatopoeic. Compare Slovak hej. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛj Syllabification: hej === Interjection === hej hey (call for attention) (colloquial) hi, hey (greeting) (dialectal or, Żywiec) yeah, yep Synonyms: ano, tak, jo === Further reading === “hej”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “hej”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) Izydor Kopernicki (1875), “hej”, in “Spostrzeżenia nad właściwościami językowémi w mowie Górali Bieskidowych z dodatkiem słowniczka wyrazów góralskich”, in Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności (I)‎[3], volume 3, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 371 == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Of exclamatory origin, similar to English hi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɦɛj/ === Interjection === hej (Cyrillic spelling хеј) hi (greeting) hey (exclamation, call for attention) == Slovak == === Etymology === Of exclamatory origin. Compare Polish hej. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɛj/ === Interjection === hej (colloquial) yeah, yep Synonym: áno Antonym: nie hey (exclamation) === Further reading === “hej”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology === Derived from Old Norse hei, likely from Low German hei or German hei, both from Latin hei (“oh! ah!”), of natural exclamatory origin. First attested in 1541. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛjː/ Rhymes: -ɛj === Interjection === hej hi, hello [since 1710] (less common) bye Synonym: hej då An expression of intensity (in some expressions); hey A filler, in some expressions; hey [since 1849] ==== Usage notes ==== The most common greeting. Neutral in tone, like English hi, hello. The corresponding farewell hej då is similarly neutral, like English bye, goodbye. "Hey" to get someone's attention is hallå, du (used as a vocative), or colloquially öh. Traditionally an informal greeting, in modern Swedish it is often found in formal letters or e-mails, where sometimes in English Dear Sir or Madam would be preferred. ==== Derived terms ==== hej kom och hjälp mig ==== See also ==== du (used as a vocative) hallå ("Hey!" to get someone's attention) hälsa (“to greet”) hälsning hälsningsfras med vänliga hälsningar === References === “hej”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “hej”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)