heu

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Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From hi (“you”) +‎ hau (“this”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /heu̯/ [heu̯]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /eu̯/ [eu̯]
  • Rhymes: -eu̯
  • Hyphenation: heu

Pronoun[edit]

heu

  1. (emphatic, informal, familiar) Second-person singular personal pronoun; you

Usage notes[edit]

See usage notes at neu (“I myself”) and hi.

Declension[edit]

Declension of Basque personal pronouns
Common pronouns
singular plural
1st person 2nd person (informal) 2nd person (neutral) 1st person 2nd person
absolutive ni hi zu gu zuek
ergative nik hik zuk guk
dative niri hiri zuri guri zuei
genitive nire,
ene 		hire zure gure zuen
comitative nirekin,
enekin 		hirekin zurekin gurekin zuekin
causative nigatik, niregatik,
enegatik 		higatik, hiregatik zugatik, zuregatik gugatik, guregatik zuengatik
benefactive niretzat, niretako,
enetzat,enetako 		hiretzat, hiretako zuretzat, zuretako guretzat, guretako zuentzat, zuendako
instrumental nitaz hitaz zutaz gutaz zuetaz
inessive nigan, niregan, nire baitan, nitan,
enegan, ene baitan 		higan, hiregan, hire baitan, hitan zugan, zuregan, zure baitan, zutan gugan, guregan, gure baitan, gutan zuengan, zuen baitan, zuetan
locative nire baitako, ene baitako hire baitako gu baitako, gure baitako zu baitako, zure baitako zuen baitako
allative niregana, nireganat, nire baitara, nire baitarat,
enegana, eneganat, ene baitara, ene baitarat 		hiregana, hireganat, hire baitara, hire baitarat zugana, zuregana, zuganat, zureganat,
zu baitara, zure baitara, zu baitarat, zure baitarat 		gugana, guregana, guganat, gureganat,
gu baitara, gure baitara, gu baitarat, gure baitarat 		zuengana, zuenganat,
zuen baitara, zuen baitarat
terminative nireganaino, nire baitaraino,
eneganaino 		higanaino, hireganaino,
hire baitaraino 		zuganaino, zureganaino,
zu baitaraino, zure baitaraino 		guganaino, gureganaino,
gu baitaraino, gure baitaraino 		zuenganaino,
zuen baitaraino
directive niganantz, nireganantz,
eneganantz 		higanantz, hireganantz zuganantz, zureganantz guganantz, gureganantz zuenganantz
destinative niganako, nireganako,
eneganako 		higanako, hireganako zuganako, zureganako guganako, gureganako zuenganako
ablative nireganik, niregandik, nire baitatik, nire baitarik,
eneganik, enegandik, ene baitatik, ene baitarik 		higanik, hireganik, higandik, hiregandik,
hire baitatik, hire baitarik 		zuganik, zureganik, zugandik, zuregandik,
zu baitatik, zu baitarik, zure baitatik, zure baitarik 		guganik, gureganik, gugandik, guregandik,
gu baitatik, gu baitarik, gure baitatik, gure baitarik 		zuenganik, zuengandik,
zuen baitatik, zuen baitarik
Emphatic pronouns
absolutive neu heu zeu geu zeuek
ergative neuk heuk zeuk geuk
dative neuri heuri zeuri geuri zeuei
genitive neure heure zeure geure zeuen
comitative neurekin heurekin zeurekin geurekin zeuekin
causative neugatik, neuregatik heugatik, heuregatik zugatik, zuregatik gugatik, guregatik zuengatik
benefactive neuretzat, neuretako heuretzat, heuretako zeuretzat, zeuretako geuretzat, geuretako zeuentzat, zeuendako
instrumental neutaz heutaz zeutaz geutaz zeuetaz
inessive neugan heuregan, heure baitan zeugan, zeuregan geugan, geuregan zeuengan
locative neure baitako heure baitako zeure baitako geure baitako zeuen baitako
allative neuregana heugana, heuregana, heure baitara, heure baitarat zeugana, zeuregana geugana, geuregana zeuengana
terminative neuregaino heuganaino, heureganaino, heure baitaraino zeuganaino, zeureganaino geuganaino, geureganaino zeuenganaino
directive neuganantz heuganantz, heureganantz zeuganantz, zeureganantz geuganantz, geureganantz zeuenganantz
destinative neureganako heuganako, heureganako zeuganako, zeureganako geuganako, geureganako zeuenganako
ablative neuganik, neugandik heuganik, heureganik, heugandik, heuregandik,
heure baitatik, heure baitarik 		zeuganik, zeureganik, zeugandik, zeuregandik geuganik, geureganik, geugandik, geuregandik zeuenganik, zeuengandik

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • "heu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “heu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

heu

  1. inflection of haver:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
  2. inflection of heure:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʰø/
  • Audio(file)

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

heu m (plural heux)

  1. (nautical) hoy (small coaster vessel)

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Participle[edit]

heu (feminine heue, masculine plural heus, feminine plural heues)

  1. (obsolete) past participle of havoir

Etymology 3[edit]

Interjection[edit]

heu

  1. Alternative spelling of euh

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Hawaiian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

heu

  1. down, fuzz
  2. fine spines in sugarcane or cactus
  3. bristle

References[edit]

  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “heu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 67

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Expressive. Compare Latin ēheu, English oho.

Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

heu

  1. oh! alas! ah!, ay! (expressing dismay, grief, pain, indignation)
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 5.465:
      ‘heu ubi Mārs pater est?’
      “Alas! Where is Mars, my father?”
      (The ghost of Remus laments his fate; Mars was the divine father of the twin brothers Romulus and Remus.)
    • heu hercle mulier, multum et audāx et mala·s
      oh blimey, woman, you have as much boldness as evil in you!
    • heu mē miseram, interiī!
      oh poor me, I'm done for!

Usage notes[edit]

Used parenthetically or with an exclamative accusative to expresses a stronger emotion. Unlike vae, does not form expressions with the dative (although some Medieval texts and codices display this).

Related terms[edit]

Maori[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *seu (compare with Tahitian heu, Tongan heu (“to ward off, to stir, to rake”), Samoan seu (“to ward off”), Fijian seu (“to scratch, to paw, to scoop”).[1][2] Doublet of heuheu.

Verb[edit]

heu

  1. to separate, to pull apart or asunder
  2. to clear, to remove
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

heu

  1. razor

Verb[edit]

heu

  1. to shave

Etymology 3[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

heu

  1. overgrown

Noun[edit]

heu

  1. scrub, undergrowth

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 63-4
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “seu”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading[edit]

  • “heu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Middle English[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

heu

  1. (chiefly Early Middle English) Alternative form of yow

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare English hoy, Dutch hui, German Heu.

Noun[edit]

heu m (plural heus)

  1. (Jersey) hoy

Zhuang[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *xiəwᴬ (“green”). Cognate with Thai เขียว (kǐao), Lao ຂຽວ (khiāu), Tai Dam ꪵꪄꪫ, Shan ၶဵဝ် (khǎeo), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜈𑜫 (khiw).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

heu (Sawndip forms 𫇯 or 𮧃 or 𬰗 or 靘 or ⿳吅且吅 or 夭 or ⿺色丢 or ⿺色求 or ⿺色青 or 𬮬 or ⿵门清 or 𬁷 or ⿰告青 or ⿰虫好 or 䒵 or ⿰青刁 or ⿵门号, 1957–1982 spelling heu)

  1. green
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