helo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "helo"

English

Etymology

Clipping of helicopter + -o.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhi.loʊ/

Noun

helo (plural helos)

1. (military, slang) A helicopter.

Verb

helo (third-person singular simple present helos, present participle heloing, simple past and past participle heloed)

1. (military, slang, rare) To travel via helicopter.
   • 1998, Stephen Hunter, Time to Hunt, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, →ISBN, page 380:

     As soon as it's flyable, I've got a squad of air policemen heloing in from Mountain Home to set up a defensive perimeter, and park rangers and Idaho State Policemen ready to go into the mountains after this guy.

Further reading

• “helo n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present

Anagrams

• Hoel, OHLE, hole, ohel, oleh

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhelo/
• Rhymes: -elo
• Hyphenation: he‧lo

Noun

helo (uncountable, accusative helon)

1. brightness

   Antonym: malhelo

Related terms

• hela

Finnish

Etymology

heleä +‎ -o

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhelo/, [ˈhe̞lo̞]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification^(key): he‧lo
• Hyphenation^(key): he‧lo

Noun

helo (rare)

1. shine

Declension

Inflection of helo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		helo	helot
genitive		helon	helojen
partitive		heloa	heloja
illative		heloon	heloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		helo	helot
accusative	nom.	helo	helot
	gen.	helon
genitive		helon	helojen
partitive		heloa	heloja
inessive		helossa	heloissa
elative		helosta	heloista
illative		heloon	heloihin
adessive		helolla	heloilla
ablative		helolta	heloilta
allative		helolle	heloille
essive		helona	heloina
translative		heloksi	heloiksi
abessive		helotta	heloitta
instructive		—	heloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of helo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative heloni heloni accusative nom. heloni heloni gen. heloni genitive heloni helojeni partitive heloani helojani inessive helossani heloissani elative helostani heloistani illative helooni heloihini adessive helollani heloillani ablative heloltani heloiltani allative helolleni heloilleni essive helonani heloinani translative helokseni heloikseni abessive helottani heloittani instructive — — comitative — heloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative helosi helosi accusative nom. helosi helosi gen. helosi genitive helosi helojesi partitive heloasi helojasi inessive helossasi heloissasi elative helostasi heloistasi illative heloosi heloihisi adessive helollasi heloillasi ablative heloltasi heloiltasi allative helollesi heloillesi essive helonasi heloinasi translative heloksesi heloiksesi abessive helottasi heloittasi instructive — — comitative — heloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative helomme helomme accusative nom. helomme helomme gen. helomme genitive helomme helojemme partitive heloamme helojamme inessive helossamme heloissamme elative helostamme heloistamme illative heloomme heloihimme adessive helollamme heloillamme ablative heloltamme heloiltamme allative helollemme heloillemme essive helonamme heloinamme translative heloksemme heloiksemme abessive helottamme heloittamme instructive — — comitative — heloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative helonne helonne accusative nom. helonne helonne gen. helonne genitive helonne helojenne partitive heloanne helojanne inessive helossanne heloissanne elative helostanne heloistanne illative heloonne heloihinne adessive helollanne heloillanne ablative heloltanne heloiltanne allative helollenne heloillenne essive helonanne heloinanne translative heloksenne heloiksenne abessive helottanne heloittanne instructive — — comitative — heloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative helonsa helonsa accusative nom. helonsa helonsa gen. helonsa genitive helonsa helojensa partitive heloaan heloansa helojaan helojansa inessive helossaan helossansa heloissaan heloissansa elative helostaan helostansa heloistaan heloistansa illative heloonsa heloihinsa adessive helollaan helollansa heloillaan heloillansa ablative heloltaan heloltansa heloiltaan heloiltansa allative helolleen helollensa heloilleen heloillensa essive helonaan helonansa heloinaan heloinansa translative helokseen heloksensa heloikseen heloiksensa abessive helottaan helottansa heloittaan heloittansa instructive — — comitative — heloineen heloinensa

Synonyms

• loiste

Derived terms

• Helo
• helokka
• helokki
• helottaa

compounds

• helohapero
• helokehäetsin
• heloseitikki

Further reading

• “helo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Hawaiian

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Polynesian *felo (“yellow, tawny”) (compare with Maori whero, Tongan felo and felofelo) Doublet of weo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhe.lo/, [ˈhɛ.lo]

Noun

helo

1. red (color/colour)

   Synonyms: ʻula, ʻulaʻula

2. rosiness

Derived terms

• ʻōhelo

Related terms

• hehelo
• helohelo

See also

Colors in Hawaiian · waihoʻoluʻu (layout · text)

keʻokeʻo, kea	āhinahina	ʻeleʻele, pano
ʻulaʻula, ʻula, helo	alani; mākuʻe	melemele, lenalena
	ʻōmaʻomaʻo
kīʻaha	ʻalalā	polū
	poni	ākala

Malay

Etymology

From English hello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [he.lo], [hɛ.lo]
• Rhymes: -lo, -o
• Hyphenation: he‧lo

Interjection

helo (Jawi spelling هيلو)

1. Used to greet people; hello.

   Helo, awak di mana sekarang?

   Hello, where are you now?

Synonyms

• halo / هلو
• assalamualaikum / السلامعليکم (usually used by Muslims only)
• hai / هاي

Further reading

• "helo" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelo/ [ˈe.lo]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: he‧lo

Verb

helo

1. inflection of haber:
   1. second-person singular imperative combined with lo
   2. second-person singular voseo imperative combined with lo

Tokelauan

Te helo (1.1).

Te helo (2).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhe.lo]
• Hyphenation: he‧lo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English zero.

Noun

helo

1. zero
2. piece of cake (something very simple)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English cello.

Noun

helo

1. cello

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 309

Welsh

Alternative forms

• hylo

Etymology

Borrowed from English hello.

Interjection

helo

1. hello (greeting)