hle
Translingual
Symbol
hle
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Hlersu terms
Czech
Alternative forms
- hleč (dialectal)
Etymology
Clipping of hledat (“to look for”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦlɛ]
Interjection
hle
- look! watch! (expressing a warning, calling, urging someone to notice something, to look at something)
- Hle, to je on! ― Look, that's him!
- wow, lo and behold (expression of astonishment, surprise)
- Synonyms: ejhle, hleďme
- Hle, anglická snídaně uprostřed kontinentu!
- Lo and behold, an English breakfast in the middle of the continent!
Derived terms
Further reading
- “hle”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “hle”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “hle”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Northern Ndebele
Adjective
-hle
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | engimuhle | ngimuhle |
| 2nd singular | omuhle | umuhle |
| 1st plural | esibahle | sibahle |
| 2nd plural | elibahle | libahle |
| class 1 | omuhle | muhle |
| class 2 | abahle | bahle |
| class 3 | omuhle | muhle |
| class 4 | emihle | mihle |
| class 5 | elihle | lihle |
| class 6 | amahle | mahle |
| class 7 | esihle | sihle |
| class 8 | ezinhle | zinhle |
| class 9 | enhle | inhle |
| class 10 | ezinhle | zinhle |
| class 11 | oluhle | luhle |
| class 14 | obuhle | buhle |
| class 15 | okuhle | kuhle |
| class 17 | okuhle | kuhle |
Phuthi
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
-hlé
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | legimuhle | gimuhle |
| 2nd singular | lomuhle | umuhle |
| 1st plural | lesibahle | sibahle |
| 2nd plural | lelibahle | libahle |
| class 1 | lamuhle | mhuhle |
| class 2 | labahle | bhahle |
| class 3 | lomuhle | mhuhle |
| class 4 | lemihle | mhihle |
| class 5 | lelihle | lhihle |
| class 6 | lamahle | mhahle |
| class 7 | lesihle | ssihle |
| class 8 | letihle | ttihle |
| class 9 | lehle | yhihle |
| class 10 | letihle | ttihle |
| class 14 | lobuhle | bhuhle |
| class 15 | lokuhle | kkuhle |
| class 17 | lokuhle | kkuhle |
Southern Ndebele
Adjective
-hle
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Swazi
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
-hle
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | lengimuhle | ngimuhle |
| 2nd singular | lomuhle | umuhle |
| 1st plural | lesibahle | sibahle |
| 2nd plural | lenibahle | nibahle |
| class 1 | lomuhle | muhle |
| class 2 | labahle | bahle |
| class 3 | lomuhle | muhle |
| class 4 | lemihle | mihle |
| class 5 | lelihle | lihle |
| class 6 | lamahle | mahle |
| class 7 | lesihle | sihle |
| class 8 | letinhle | tinhle |
| class 9 | lenhle | inhle |
| class 10 | letinhle | tinhle |
| class 11 | loluhle | luhle |
| class 14 | lobuhle | buhle |
| class 15 | lokuhle | kuhle |
| class 17 | lokuhle | kuhle |
Xhosa
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
-hlé
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| positive | negative | positive | negative | |
| 1st singular | endimhle | endingemhle | ndimhle | andimhle |
| 2nd singular | omhle | ongemhle | umhle | awumhle |
| 1st plural | esibahle | esingebahle | sibahle | asibahle |
| 2nd plural | enibahle | eningebahle | nibahle | anibahle |
| class 1 | omhle | ongemhle | mhle | akamhle |
| class 2 | abahle | abangebahle | bahle | ababahle |
| class 3 | omhle | ongemhle | mhle | awumhle |
| class 4 | emihle | engemihle | mihle | ayimihle |
| class 5 | elihle | elingelihle | lihle | alilihle |
| class 6 | amahle | angemahle | mahle | awamahle |
| class 7 | esihle | esingesihle | sihle | asisihle |
| class 8 | ezintle | ezingezintle | zintle | azizintle |
| class 9 | entle | engentle | intle | ayiyintle |
| class 10 | ezintle | ezingezintle | zintle | azizintle |
| class 11 | oluhle | olungeluhle | luhle | aluluhle |
| class 14 | obuhle | obungebuhle | buhle | abubuhle |
| class 15 | okuhle | okungekuhle | kuhle | akukuhle |
| class 17 | okuhle | okungekuhle | kuhle | akukuhle |
Zulu
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
-hlé
Inflection
| modifier | copulative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| positive | negative | positive | negative | |
| 1st singular | engimuhle | engingemuhle | ngimuhle | angimuhle |
| 2nd singular | omuhle | ongemuhle | umuhle | awumuhle |
| 1st plural | esibahle | esingebahle | sibahle | asibahle |
| 2nd plural | enibahle | eningebahle | nibahle | anibahle |
| class 1 | omuhle | ongemuhle | muhle | akamuhle |
| class 2 | abahle | abangebahle | bahle | ababahle |
| class 3 | omuhle | ongemuhle | muhle | awumuhle |
| class 4 | emihle | engemihle | mihle | ayimihle |
| class 5 | elihle | elingelihle | lihle | alilihle |
| class 6 | amahle | angemahle | mahle | awamahle |
| class 7 | esihle | esingesihle | sihle | asisihle |
| class 8 | ezinhle | ezingezinhle | zinhle | azizinhle |
| class 9 | enhle | engenhle, engeyinhle | inhle, yinhle | ayiyinhle |
| class 10 | ezinhle | ezingezinhle | zinhle | azizinhle |
| class 11 | oluhle | olungeluhle | luhle | aluluhle |
| class 14 | obuhle | obungebuhle | buhle | abubuhle |
| class 15 | okuhle | okungekuhle | kuhle | akukuhle |
| class 17 | okuhle | okungekuhle | kuhle | akukuhle |
Derived terms
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-hle”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-hle”