heu

See also: Heu, and HEU

Basque

Etymology

From hi (“you”) +‎ hau (“this”).

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

heu

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

Usage notes

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

Declension

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

• heureganatu (“to bring close to you”)
• heurekoi
• heuretu

 

Further reading

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

Catalan

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

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʰø/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

heu m (plural heux)

1. (nautical) hoy (small coaster vessel)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /y/

Participle

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

1. (obsolete) past participle of havoir

Etymology 3

Interjection

heu

1. Alternative spelling of euh

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• euh, hue, hué, Hué

Hawaiian

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

Latin

Etymology

Expressive. Compare Latin ēheu, English oho.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /heu̯/, [hɛu̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eu̯/, [ɛːu̯]

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!

Usage notes

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

• ēheu

Maori

Etymology 1

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”). Doublet of heuheu.

Verb

heu

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

Derived terms

• heuheu
• kōheuheu

Etymology 2

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

Noun

heu

1. razor

Verb

heu

1. to shave

Etymology 3

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

Adjective

heu

1. overgrown

Noun

heu

1. scrub, undergrowth

Further reading

• “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

Pronoun

heu

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

Norman

Etymology

(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

heu m (plural heus)

1. (Jersey) hoy

Zhuang

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /heːu˨˦/
• Tone numbers: heu¹
• Hyphenation: heu

Adjective

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

Derived terms

• cazheu
• daengheu
• diegheu
• duhheu
• heunaunau
• heuraurau
• heusausau
• heuswdswd
• heuoiq
• saekheu