tjo
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Italian ciao (“hello, goodbye”), from Venetian ciao (“hello, goodbye, your (humble) servant”), from Venetian s-ciao, s-ciavo (“servant, slave”), from Medieval Latin sclavus (“Slav, slave”), related also to Italian schiavo, English Slav, slave and old Venetian S-ciavón (“Slav”) (from Latin Sclavonia (“Slavonia”)).
Saterland Frisian
Alternative forms
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tjɔ/
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015), “tjo”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
Swedish
Interjection
tjo
- (colloquial) An expression of joy or intensity or the like.
- (colloquial) A greeting.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- tjo och tjim (“boisterous commotion”)
- tjoflöjt
References
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