алло
Eastern Mari
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian алло́ (alló).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑˈlːo/
- Rhymes: -o
- Hyphenation: ал‧ло
Interjection
алло • (allo)
- hello (only used on telephone)
References
- J. Bradley et al. (2023) “алло”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna
Russian
Alternative forms
- алё (aljó) — informal writing, usually used to render the pronunciation of the speaker
Etymology
Borrowed from French allô, ultimately from English hello.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐˈɫo]
Audio: (file) - IPA(key): [ɐˈlʲɵ] (phonetic respelling: алё)
Interjection
алло́ • (alló)
- (telephony) hello!
- Synonym: слу́шаю (slúšaju, literally “(I am) listening”)
- 1973, Михаил Булгаков, “Глава XVIII. Неудачливые визитёры”, in Мастер и Маргарита; English translation from Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, transl., Master and Margarita, London: Penguin Books, 1997:
- Бесстыжая горничная, поставив одну ногу на стул, сняла трубку с рычажка и сказала в нее:
— Алло!- Besstyžaja gorničnaja, postaviv odnu nogu na stul, snjala trubku s ryčažka i skazala v neje:
— Allo! - The shameless maid put one foot on a chair, picked up the receiver, and into it said:
‘Hello!’
- Besstyžaja gorničnaja, postaviv odnu nogu na stul, snjala trubku s ryčažka i skazala v neje:
Descendants
- → Eastern Mari: алло (allo)
See also
- слу́шать (slúšatʹ, “to listen”)
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- галло́ (halló) — 1928–1933 spelling
- альо́ (alʹó), гальо́ (halʹó) (informal writing, usually used to render the pronunciation of the speaker)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐˈɫːɔ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔ
- Hyphenation: ал‧ло
Interjection
алло́ • (alló)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “алло”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “алло”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN