heus

Etymology

From Latin ostium.

Noun

heus m (plural heus)

1. door

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈɛws]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈəws]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈews]

Etymology 1

heu + vos. Compare Portuguese eis, Spanish he.

Etymology 2

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hovesch, and thus a doublet of hoofs (“courtly”). Originally a western variant form.

For the semantic and phonetic development of this word compare also German hübsch (“pretty”) and Central Franconian höösch (“careful, slow”). Semantically compare the also related German höflich (“polite”) as well as French courtois (“courtly, polite”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦøːs/

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• Hyphenation: heus
• Rhymes: -øːs

Adjective

heus (comparative heuser, superlative meest heus or heust)

1. friendly, polite
2. real, genuine
3. impressive for being indistinguishable from the real thing; nothing less than.

   Komende zaterdag wordt ons lokaal omgetoverd tot een heuse discotheek.

   You won't believe it, but next Saturday, the hall (of our youth movement) will be transformed into a real discotheque.

Adverb

heus

1. really, actually, genuinely

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /y/

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Verb

heus

1. first/second-person singular past historic of havoir

Participle

heus m pl

1. masculine plural of heu

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈheu̯s/, [ˈhɛu̯s̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈeu̯s/, [ˈɛu̯s]

Interjection

heus

1. hey!, ho!, ho there!, listen!
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid I.321:

     Ac prior, 'Heus' inquit 'iuvenēs, mōnstrāte meārum

     And previously he said, "Hey young men, show me [...]"

   • 52 BCE, Cicero, Pro Milone XXII:

     Heus tu, Rufio [...]

     Hey you, Rufio [...]