different between heller vs holler

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Heller. Doublet of halier.

Noun

heller (plural hellers)

1. (historical) A German coin equivalent to half a pfennig, later used widely as a small coin in Central Europe and the German Empire.
2. A subdivision of the Czech, Slovakian and Czechoslovakian koruna. 100 hellers make up one koruna.

Translations

Etymology 2

1890–95, Americanism; short for hell-raiser

Noun

heller (plural hellers)

1. A noisy, rowdy, troublesome person; hellion.

Anagrams

• here'll

Danish

Etymology 1

See hellere.

Adverb

heller

1. Obsolete spelling of hellere
   • 1843, Ludvig baron Holberg, Den danske Skueplads eller Ludwig Holbergs: samtlige Comodier i eet Bind, page 124

     Nei jeg vil heller være misundt, end foragtet.

   • 1907, Knut Hamsun, Samlede romaner og fortællinger: Folkeudgave

     Jeg vil heller — heller skære lidt Tænder uden Øl.

Etymology 2

Old Norse heldr

Adverb

heller

1. (negated) either

   Jeg har heller ikke noget bord.

   I do not have a table, either.

   Der er heller ingen læger her.

   There are no doctors here, either.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h?l?/
• Rhymes: -?l?

Adjective

heller

1. comparative degree of hell
2. inflection of helle:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural

Luxembourgish

Adjective

heller

1. feminine dative of hell

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse heldr

Adverb

heller

1. rather

   heller ... enn - rather ... than

2. heller ikke - not ... either, neither

Etymology 2

Noun

heller m or f

1. indefinite plural of helle

Etymology 3

Verb

heller

1. present of helle

References

• “heller” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse heldr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h?l??r/ (example of pronunciation)

Adverb

heller

1. comparative degree of gjerne

heller

1. rather

   heller ... enn - rather ... than

2. heller ikkje - not ... either, neither

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²h?l??r/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

heller f

1. indefinite plural of helle

References

• “heller” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse heldr.

Pronunciation

• Homophone: häller

Adverb

heller (not comparable)

1. neither (only in use together with a negative)

Anagrams

• hellre

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h?.l??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h?.l?/
• Rhymes: -?l?(?)
• Homophone: hauler (in accents with the cot-caught merger)

Etymology 1

American variant of holla, hallo or hollo.

Noun

holler (plural hollers)

1. A yell, shout.

   I heard a holler from over the fence.

2. By extension, any communication to get somebody's attention.

   If you need anything, just give me a holler.

Synonyms

• hollering
• cry, outcry
• howl
• hurl
• scream
• shout

Translations

Verb

holler (third-person singular simple present hollers, present participle hollering, simple past and past participle hollered)

1. (intransitive) To yell or shout.

   You can holler at your computer as much as you want, but it won't help anything.

2. (transitive) To call out one or more words
3. To complain, gripe

Synonyms

• shout
• See also Thesaurus:shout
• See also Thesaurus:complain

Translations

Etymology 2

Variation of hollow.

Noun

holler (plural hollers)

1. (Southern US, Appalachia) Alternative form of hollow (small valley between mountains).

Adjective

holler (not comparable)

1. (dialectal, especially Southern US, Appalachia) Alternative form of hollow.

   the holler tree

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

holler c (plural hollers, diminutive hollertje n)

1. A (hurried) runner

Synonyms

• loper m
• renner m

Adjective

holler

1. Comparative form of hol