English → Latin
“hollo!” in Latin
heushey!, ho!, ho there!, listen!syrusSyrianinquamto sayrufiusThe Gaulish name for the lynxmentiorto lie, cheat, deceive; to pretend, feign
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
hollo!
heus! Hollo! Syrus, hollo!I say, heus Syre, heus! inquam. ☞ In addressing a person indignantly, it is better to add tu. Hollo! Rufio, have the goodness not to tell any lie, heus tu, Rufio, cave sis [ = si vis] mentiaris (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for hollo!?
- The usual Latin words for “hollo!” are heus, syrus, inquam; also rufius, mentior. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.