# hallo
## 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.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /həˈləʊ/, /hæˈləʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊ

### Interjection

hallo
* Alternative form of hello
* (dated) A cry of surprise.
** 1890 February, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration”, in The Sign of Four (Standard Library), London: Spencer Blackett […], →OCLC, page 98: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.

#### Synonyms

* (hello): See Thesaurus:hello
* (cry of surprise): See Thesaurus:wow

### Noun

hallo (plural hallos or halloes)
* The cry "hallo!"
* A shout of exultation.

### Verb

hallo (third-person singular simple present hallos or halloes, present participle halloing, simple past and past participle halloed)
* (intransitive) To shout, or to call with a loud voice.
* (transitive) To chase while shouting "hallo!"
* (transitive) To cry "hallo" (to someone).
* (transitive) To shout (something).

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | (to) hallo | (to) hallo |
| | present tense | past tense |
| 1st-person singular | hallo | halloed |
| 2nd-person singular | hallo, halloest$^†$ | halloed, halloedst$^†$ |
| 3rd-person singular | hallos, halloes, halloeth$^†$ | halloed |
| plural | hallo | halloed |
| subjunctive | hallo | halloed |
| imperative | hallo | — |
| participles | halloing | halloed |
$^†$Archaic or obsolete.

### See also

* lo

### Anagrams

* holla

## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɦaləu/
* Audio:(file)

### Interjection

hallo
* hello

## Danish
### Etymology

Imperative of Middle High German haln (“to fetch (a ferryman)”); see German hallo.

### Pronunciation

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

### Interjection

hallo
* hello (a greeting usually used to answer the telephone)
* An exclamation to get attention.
* (as a noun, rare) n hello ("Hello!" or an equivalent greeting)

### Further reading

* “hallo” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English hello, halloo, hollo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɦɑˈloː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: hal‧lo
* Rhymes: -oː

### Interjection

hallo
* hello (a general greeting used when meeting somebody) [from 19th c.]

#### Descendants

* Petjo: hallo
* → Indonesian: halo

## Estonian
### Alternative forms

* halloo

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɑlˑo/, [ˈ(h)ɑlˑo]
* Rhymes: -ɑlˑo
* Hyphenation: hal‧lo

### Interjection

hallo
* hello (exclamation to indicate oneself, which usually is used when starting a telephone call)
* (informal) an exclamation indicating wonder, demand, disapproval
    Ma teen kõike üksi, hallo, mis mul viga on!I do everything alone, hello, what's wrong with me!

### References

* hallo in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
* “hallo”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

## German
### Etymology

Originally used as a call to the ferryman on the other side of the bank; related to Old High German holā, emphatic imperative of holōn (“to fetch, used especially in hailing a ferryman”), from Proto-West Germanic *holōn (“to fetch”). Also see French holà (“hey! stop!”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhalo/, /haˈloː/
* Audio:(file)

### Interjection

hallo
* hello (a general greeting used when meeting someone)

#### Derived terms

* aber hallo

### Further reading

* “hallo” in Duden online
* Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “hello”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
* “hallo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Interlingua
### Interjection

hallo
* hello (a greeting usually used to answer the telephone or when meeting somebody)

## Latin
### Noun

hallō
* dative/ablative singular of hallus

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From German hallo, Hallo.

### Interjection

hallo
* hello (greeting)

### References

* “hallo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From German hallo, Hallo.

### Interjection

hallo
* hello (greeting)

### References

* “hallo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

Borrowed from English hello, halloo, hollo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /haˈɫoː/

### Interjection

hallo
* hello

## Spanish
### Verb

hallo
* first-person singular present indicative of hallar

## West Frisian
### Etymology

From Dutch hallo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /haˈloː/

### Interjection

hallo
* hello

#### Further reading

* “hallo”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011