hi

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

American English (first recorded reference is to speech of a Kansas Indian), originally to attract attention, probably a variant of Middle English hy, hey (circa 1475) also an exclamation to call attention.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Interjection

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hi

  1. A friendly, informal, casual greeting said when meeting someone.
    Hi, how are you?
    I just dropped by to say “hi”.

[edit] Synonyms

  • (friendly informal greeting): hello

[edit] Translations

friendly, informal greeting

[edit] Adjective

hi

  1. (informal) Simplified spelling variant of high, often hyphenated.
    Get hi-quality videos here!
    Next, set the burner to hi.

[edit] Derived terms

high quality

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[edit] Albanian

[edit] Noun

hi m (-ri)

  1. ashes

[edit] Basque

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hi

  1. you (singular, familiar)

[edit] Breton

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hi

  1. she

[edit] Catalan

[edit] Etymology

From Latin ibi, there.

Despite the many similarities between the modern Catalan hi and the modern French y, it is a matter of debate at what stage the distinction between the two forms occurred. In both the langue d'oc and in Proto-Iberian dialects of vulgar Latin (the two most probable sources of the pronoun in medieval Catalan), ibi became contracted first to vi and then to hi: the transformation in the langue d'oïl, and thence to Middle French, is less clear.

[edit] Pronoun

hi (unstressed personal, enclictic -hi)

  1. represents a place associated with the action described by the verb, unless the place would be introduced by the preposition de
  2. there (in constructions such as "there is", "there are", etc.: see haver-hi)
  3. replaces an adverb (or adverbial phrase) describing the manner, instrument or association of an action
  4. replaces a phrase introduced by any preposition except de (most commonly a or en)
  5. replaces an indefinite noun or an adjective which is the predicate of a verb other than ésser, esdevenir, estar or semblar
  6. (Central Catalan) in combination with other object pronouns, the third person singular indirect object pronoun ("to him", "to her", "to it")

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Proclictic contractions
Enclictic contractions

[edit] Usage notes

  • When more than one object pronoun is associated with a given verb, hi is alway the last in the group.
  • Hi and ho cannot be used together with the same verb, nor can two his be used together.
  • It is sometimes stated that hi is never used to replace a compliment beginning with de. This is not completely accurate, as hi can replace adverbial phrases such as de pressa, de sobte, etc.

[edit] See also

[edit] Cornish

[edit] Pronoun

hi

  1. She (third-person feminine singular personal pronoun).

[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology 1

From Norwegian hi, from Old Norse hið.

[edit] Noun

hi n. (singular definite hiet, plural indefinite hier)

  1. hibernation
[edit] Inflection
    Inflection of “hi”
neuter gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative hi hiet hier hierne
genitive his hiets hiers hiernes
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[edit] Etymology 2

Onomatopoeia for laughter or giggling.

[edit] Interjection

hi

  1. ha (representation of laughter)

[edit] Maltese

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From Arabic

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hi

  1. she

[edit] Old Frisian

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hi

  1. he

[edit] Welsh

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hi

  1. she, her.
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