heu

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Basque

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Etymology

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From hi (you) +‎ hau (this).

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

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heu

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

Usage notes

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

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • heu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • heu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʰø/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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heu m (plural heux)

  1. (nautical) hoy (small coaster vessel)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Participle

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

  1. (obsolete) past participle of havoir

Etymology 3

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Interjection

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heu

  1. Alternative spelling of euh

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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heu

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

References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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Expressive. Compare Latin ēheu, English oho.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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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

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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).

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Maori

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Etymology 1

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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

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heu

  1. to separate, to pull apart or asunder
  2. to clear, to remove
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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heu

  1. razor

Verb

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heu

  1. to shave

Etymology 3

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

Adjective

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heu

  1. overgrown

Noun

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heu

  1. scrub, undergrowth

References

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  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

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  • 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

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Pronoun

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heu

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

Norman

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Etymology

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(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

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heu m (plural heus)

  1. (Jersey) hoy

Zhuang

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. green

Derived terms

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