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English

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishhey,hei, also withouth- iney, fromOld English*hē,ēa(interjection), attested as first element inhēlā,ēalā(“O!, alas!, oh!, lo!”). Cognate withDutchhé,hei(“hi, hey”),Germanhei(“hey, wow”),Danish andSwedishhej(“hello, hey”),Faroesehey(“hey, hello”),Old Norse,Icelandic andNorwegianhei(“hey”),Polishhej(“hey, hello”),Romanianhei,Russianэй(ej,“hey”); seeheigh. Probably a natural expression, as may be inferred from its presence with similar meaning in many other unrelated languages: for example,Burmeseဟေး(he:),Finnishhei, Unamihè, andMandarin哎(āi), and various sound-alikes asAncient Greekεἶα(eîa) andLatineia,eho,Sanskritहे(he). See alsohello.

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Interjection

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hey

  1. Anexclamation to getattention.
    Hey, look at this!
    Hey! Listen!
  2. Aprotest orreprimand.
    Hey! Stop that!
  3. Anexpression ofsurprise.
    Hey! This is new!
  4. Aninformalgreeting, similar tohi.
    Hey! How's it going?
  5. Arequest forrepetition orexplanation; an expression ofconfusion.
  6. Used as atag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.
  7. A meaninglessbeatmarker or extra,fillersyllable in song lyrics.
    The chorus is "nana na na, nana na nahey hey hey, goodbye".
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Translations
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exclamation to get attention
protest or reprimand
expression of surprise
informal greeting
request for repetition or explanation
meaningless beat marker, filler syllable
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Etymology 2

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FromFrenchhaie(“hedge”), with reference to the weaving patterns used in hedgelaying.Doublet ofhedge andquay.

Noun

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hey (pluralheys)

  2. (country dancing) Achoreographicfigure in which three or more dancersweave between one another, passing by left and right shoulder alternately.
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country dancing figure

Etymology 3

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Seehe.

Noun

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hey (pluralheys)

  1. Alternative spelling ofhe(“Hebrew letter”)

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Faroese

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Etymology

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(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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hey

  1. hi,hey,hello
    Synonyms:halló,góðan morgun,góðan dag,gott kvøld
    Antonyms:farvæl,vit síggjast
    hey aftur! ―hello again!

Icelandic

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Etymology

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FromOld Norsehey, fromProto-Germanic*hawją.

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Noun

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hey n (genitive singularheys,nominative pluralhey)

  1. (usually uncountable)hay

Declension

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Declension ofhey (neuter)
singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativeheyheyiðheyheyin
accusativeheyheyiðheyheyin
dativeheyiheyinuheyjumheyjunum
genitiveheysheysinsheyjaheyjanna

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Englishhīġ,hīeġ, fromProto-West Germanic*hawi, fromProto-Germanic*hawją(“hay”).

Noun

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hey (uncountable)

  1. hay
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Etymology 2

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FromOld English*hē,ēa. See Englishhey for more.

Interjection

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hey

  1. hey
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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hey

  1. Alternative form ofheye(“hedge”)

Etymology 4

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Noun

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hey (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form ofhye(“haste”)

Etymology 5

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Pronoun

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hey

  1. Alternative form ofhe(“he”)

Etymology 6

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Pronoun

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hey

  1. Alternative form ofhe(“they”)

Etymology 7

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Verb

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hey (third-person singular simple presentheyeth,present participleheyende,heyynge,first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participleheyed)

  1. Alternative form ofheien(“to lift up”)

Etymology 8

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Pronoun

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hey (comparativeheyer,superlativeheyest)

  1. Alternative form ofheigh(“high”)

Portuguese

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Verb

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hey

  1. Obsolete spelling ofhei.

Somali

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Verb

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hey

  1. possess

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishhey.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈei/[ˈei̯]
    • Syllabification:hey
  • IPA(key): (imitating English)/ˈxei/[ˈxei̯]
  • Rhymes:-ei

Interjection

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¡hey!

  1. hey!
    Synonyms:eh,oye

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Further reading

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Yola

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishheye, a conflation ofOld Englishheġe(“hedge, fence”) andOld Englishġehæġ(“an enclosed piece of land”).

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Noun

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hey

  1. garden,field,enclosure
    • 1867,GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page46:
      Chourchhey;
      Churchyard;
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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hey

  1. Alternative form ofhea(“he”)

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor,A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published1867,page45
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