hallo

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Interjection 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.3 Verb 1.2.4 See also 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Interjection 3 Estonian 3.1 Interjection 4 German 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Interjection 5 Interlingua 5.1 Interjection 6 Norwegian 6.1 Interjection

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[edit] Etymology 1

Variant of hollo, which was a variant of holla from Middle French hola (equivalent to ho ahoy + la there). See also: holler.

[edit] Etymology 2

From the Hungarian "hallom", which means "I do hear you". When the first long-distance telephone connection was tested by Tivadar Puskás and Edison on April 2, 1878, Puskás repeatedly and vehemently used the word "hallom" to respond. It became an "insider phrase" for telephone exchange testers, and later used in the USA to respond to telephone calls, from where it started to spread (and ultimately it have reached Hungary again, where it is used as well).

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hallo

1. A variant of hello
2. A cry of surprise.
   • 1890, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of the Four,

     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.

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hallo (plural hallos)

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

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to hallo (third-person singular simple present hallos, 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).

[edit] See also

• Category:Greetings

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hallo

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

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hallo

1. hello (a greeting usually used to answer the telephone)

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhaloː/ or /haˈloː/

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hallo

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

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[edit] Interlingua

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hallo

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

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[edit] Norwegian

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hallo

1. hello (greeting)