heu

Etymology

From hi (“you”) +‎ hau (“this”).

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

heu emphatic (non-emphatic form hi)

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

See also

Further reading

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈɛw]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈəw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈew]

Verb

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʰø/

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Etymology 1

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Etymology 2

Etymology 3

Further reading

• “heu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• euh, hue, hué, Hué

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheu̯/, [ˈhɛw]

Noun

heu

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

References

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

Etymology

Expressive. Compare Latin ēheu, English oho.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈheu̯/, [ˈhɛu̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈeu̯/, [ˈɛːu̯]

Interjection

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!