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halló

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See also: hallo and Hallo

Faroese

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Interjection

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halló

  1. hello

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Hungarian

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Etymology 1

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    hall (“to hear”) +‎ ó (present-participle suffix)

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [ˈhɒlːoː]
    • Hyphenation: hal‧ló
    • Rhymes: -loː

    Participle

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    halló

    1. present participle of hall

    Adjective

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    halló (not comparable)

    1. auditory
    2. hearing, non-deaf, of/with unimpaired hearing
      Antonyms: (possibly offensive) süket, (PC) siket
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    Etymology 2

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      From German hallo (“hello”).

      Alternative forms

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      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): [ˈhaloː]
      • Audio:(file)
      • Hyphenation: hal‧ló

      Interjection

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      halló

      1. hello (used only when answering phone)

      Further reading

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      • (auditory): halló 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): halló 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.

      Icelandic

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      Etymology 1

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      Borrowed from Danish hallo. Taken into use in the 1600s.

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      Interjection

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      halló

      1. hello, good day; a salutation said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence
      2. hello, a greeting used when answering the telephone
        Halló, við hvern tala ég?
        Hello, with whom am I speaking?
      3. hello; a call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.

      Etymology 2

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      Clipping of hallærislegur + -ó.

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      Adjective

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      halló (indeclinable)

      1. (slang) cheesy, shabby, uncool, embarrassing

      See also

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      Verb

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      halló

      1. third-person singular preterite indicative of hallar