halló
See also: hallo and Hallo
Faroese
Interjection
halló
- hello
Synonyms
- hey
Hungarian
Etymology 1
hall (“to hear”) + ó (present-participle suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhɒlːoː]
- Hyphenation: hal‧ló
- Rhymes: -loː
Participle
halló
- present participle of hall
Adjective
halló (not comparable)
- auditory
- hearing, non-deaf, of/with unimpaired hearing
- Antonyms: (possibly offensive) süket, (PC) siket
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | halló | hallók |
| accusative | hallót | hallókat |
| dative | hallónak | hallóknak |
| instrumental | hallóval | hallókkal |
| causal-final | hallóért | hallókért |
| translative | hallóvá | hallókká |
| terminative | hallóig | hallókig |
| essive-formal | hallóként | hallókként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | hallóban | hallókban |
| superessive | hallón | hallókon |
| adessive | hallónál | hallóknál |
| illative | hallóba | hallókba |
| sublative | hallóra | hallókra |
| allative | hallóhoz | hallókhoz |
| elative | hallóból | hallókból |
| delative | hallóról | hallókról |
| ablative | hallótól | hallóktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | hallóé | hallóké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | hallóéi | hallókéi |
Derived terms
- hallóideg
- hallójárat
- hallókészülék
- hallószerv
- hallótávolság
Etymology 2
From German hallo (“hello”).
Alternative forms
- haló (rare, archaic)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhɒloː]
- Hyphenation: hal‧ló
Interjection
halló
- hello (used only when answering phone)
Further reading
- (auditory): halló in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (interjection): halló in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Icelandic
Etymology 1
From Danish hallo. Taken into use in the 1600s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhalːou]
Interjection
halló
- hello, good day; a salutation said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence
- hello, a greeting used when answering the telephone
- Halló, við hvern tala ég?
- Hello, who am I speaking to?
- 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
Shortening of hallærislegt with -ó.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhatlou]
Adjective
halló
- (slang) cheesy, shabby, uncool, embarrassing
See also
- hæ
Spanish
Verb
halló
- third-person singular preterite indicative of hallar