hallo

See also halló

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.

Interjection

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.

Noun

hallo (plural hallos)

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

Verb

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).

See also

• lo
• Category:Greetings

Anagrams

• holla

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Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɦaləu/

Interjection

hallo

1. hello

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /halɔ/, [haˈlɔ] or IPA: /halɔː/, [haˈlɔː]

Interjection

hallo

1. hello
2. (as a noun, rare) n hello ("Hello!" or an equivalent greeting)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɦɑˈloː/

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Interjection

hallo

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

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Estonian

Interjection

hallo

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

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhaloː/, /haˈloː/

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Interjection

hallo

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

Derived terms

• aber hallo

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Interlingua

Interjection

hallo

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

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Norwegian

Etymology

From German.

Interjection

hallo

1. hello (greeting)

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Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /haˈɫoː/

Interjection

hallo

1. Hello.

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Spanish

Verb

hallo (infinitive hallar)

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of hallar.