German

Noun

Heus

1. genitive singular of Heu

Catalan

Verb

heus

1. second-person singular present indicative form of heure

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -øːs

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hovesch, and thus the same word as hoofs ‎(“courtly”).

For the semantic and phonetic development of this word compare also German hübsch ‎(“pretty”) and Ripuarian höösch ‎(“careful, slow”).

Adjective

heus ‎(comparative heuser, superlative meest heus or heust)

1. friendly, polite
2. real, genuine

Inflection

Adverb

heus

1. really, actually, genuinely

Latin

Interjection

heus!

1. hey!, ho!, ho there!, listen!
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid I.321

     Ac prior, 'Heus' inquit 'iuvenes, monstrate mearum

     And previously he said, "Hey young men, show me [...]"

   • 52 BCE, Cicero, Pro Milone XXII

     Heus tu Rufio

     Hey you! Rufio!