heus Latin · revision 31998

+ {{infobox|confidence=uncertain|formation=onomatopoeia|attested=c. 250–184 BC, Plautus}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * Classical: [ˈhɛu̯s]^(Wiktionary)

+ * Ecclesiastical: [ˈɛu̯s]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''heus''' (interjection)^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ The TLL takes it as a calling interjection like German ⟨husch⟩.^(TLL) Köbler calls its origin unclear and, after Walde and Hofmann, points to a natural sound ⟨*hss⟩ used as a carter's call in several languages.^(Köbler 2010) Festus, as the TLL reports, called it an adverb of calling taken over from Greek.^(TLL)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler's first source is Plautus,^(Köbler 2010) who has “hey, Staphyla, I'm calling you”.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It is used to get someone's attention, often with a name or ''tibi dīcō'' “I'm talking to you”, as in Terence, and doubled in ''heus heus''.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) It also draws attention to a remark, as Terence's “hey, I'm my own nearest neighbour” and Virgil's “hey, we're even eating our tables”.^(OLD 2012) Köbler records it in medieval texts such as Hrotsvit and the ''Waltharius''.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus calling to Staphyla.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 190–159 BC – Terence of calling someone and of drawing attention to a remark.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 70–19 BC – Virgil of a remark that they are eating their tables.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Interjection===

+ # [[m|en|hey|alt=Hey!]], ho there!, used to call someone.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Wiktionary)

+ # Used to draw attention to a remark, “listen!”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}