haloo

English

Verb

haloo (third-person singular simple present haloos, present participle halooing, simple past and past participle halooed)

1. Dated form of halloo.
   • 1760, Oliver Goldsmith, The Citizen of the World:

     Scenes shifting, trumpets sounding, mobs halooing, carpets spreading, guards bustling from one door to another; gods, demons, daggers, racks, and ratsbane.

Noun

haloo (plural haloos)

1. Dated form of halloo.

Anagrams

• ahool

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Pre-Greekbor.?

Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs)bor.

Latin halōsder.

Esperanto haloo

Derived from Latin halōs, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈloo/

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• Rhymes: -oo
• Syllabification: ha‧lo‧o

Noun

haloo (accusative singular haloon, plural halooj, accusative plural haloojn)

1. (astronomy) halo

Further reading

• “haloo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “haloo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Finnish

Alternative forms

• halloo (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish hallå.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑloː/, [ˈhɑ̝lo̞ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑloː
• Syllabification^(key): ha‧loo
• Hyphenation^(key): ha‧loo

Interjection

haloo

1. hello (greeting used when answering the telephone; call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening; also used sarcastically)
2. (colloquial) come on (used to express disapproval of or exasperation for what someone has said or done)

   Hei haloo, et sä nyt noin voi tehdä.

   Hey come on, you can't do that.

Noun

haloo (colloquial)

1. hullabaloo

Declension

Inflection of haloo (Kotus type 17/vapaa, no gradation)
nominative		haloo	haloot
genitive		haloon	haloiden haloitten
partitive		haloota	haloita
illative		halooseen	haloisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		haloo	haloot
accusative	nom.	haloo	haloot
	gen.	haloon
genitive		haloon	haloiden haloitten
partitive		haloota	haloita
inessive		haloossa	haloissa
elative		haloosta	haloista
illative		halooseen	haloisiin haloihin rare
adessive		haloolla	haloilla
ablative		haloolta	haloilta
allative		haloolle	haloille
essive		haloona	haloina
translative		halooksi	haloiksi
abessive		halootta	haloitta
instructive		—	haloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of haloo (Kotus type 17/vapaa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative halooni halooni accusative nom. halooni halooni gen. halooni genitive halooni haloideni haloitteni partitive halootani haloitani inessive haloossani haloissani elative haloostani haloistani illative halooseeni haloisiini haloihini rare adessive haloollani haloillani ablative halooltani haloiltani allative haloolleni haloilleni essive haloonani haloinani translative halookseni haloikseni abessive haloottani haloittani instructive — — comitative — haloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative haloosi haloosi accusative nom. haloosi haloosi gen. haloosi genitive haloosi haloidesi haloittesi partitive halootasi haloitasi inessive haloossasi haloissasi elative haloostasi haloistasi illative halooseesi haloisiisi haloihisi rare adessive haloollasi haloillasi ablative halooltasi haloiltasi allative haloollesi haloillesi essive haloonasi haloinasi translative halooksesi haloiksesi abessive haloottasi haloittasi instructive — — comitative — haloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative haloomme haloomme accusative nom. haloomme haloomme gen. haloomme genitive haloomme haloidemme haloittemme partitive halootamme haloitamme inessive haloossamme haloissamme elative haloostamme haloistamme illative halooseemme haloisiimme haloihimme rare adessive haloollamme haloillamme ablative halooltamme haloiltamme allative haloollemme haloillemme essive haloonamme haloinamme translative halooksemme haloiksemme abessive haloottamme haloittamme instructive — — comitative — haloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative haloonne haloonne accusative nom. haloonne haloonne gen. haloonne genitive haloonne haloidenne haloittenne partitive halootanne haloitanne inessive haloossanne haloissanne elative haloostanne haloistanne illative halooseenne haloisiinne haloihinne rare adessive haloollanne haloillanne ablative halooltanne haloiltanne allative haloollenne haloillenne essive haloonanne haloinanne translative halooksenne haloiksenne abessive haloottanne haloittanne instructive — — comitative — haloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative haloonsa haloonsa accusative nom. haloonsa haloonsa gen. haloonsa genitive haloonsa haloidensa haloittensa partitive halootaan halootansa haloitaan haloitansa inessive haloossaan haloossansa haloissaan haloissansa elative haloostaan haloostansa haloistaan haloistansa illative halooseensa haloisiinsa haloihinsa rare adessive haloollaan haloollansa haloillaan haloillansa ablative halooltaan halooltansa haloiltaan haloiltansa allative haloolleen haloollensa haloilleen haloillensa essive haloonaan haloonansa haloinaan haloinansa translative halookseen halooksensa haloikseen haloiksensa abessive haloottaan haloottansa haloittaan haloittansa instructive — — comitative — haloineen haloinensa

Further reading

• “haloo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023