Etymologie, Etimología, Étymologie, Etimologia, Etymology, (griech.) etymología, (lat.) etymologia, (esper.) etimologio
US Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Estados Unidos de América, États-Unis d'Amérique, Stati Uniti d'America, United States of America, (esper.) Unuigintaj Statoj de Ameriko
Wortart, Clase de Palabra, Catégorie grammaticale, Parte del Discorso, Part of Speech, (esper.) vortgrupa gramatiko, sintagma gramatiko
Interjektion, Interjección, Interjection, Interiezione, Interjection, (esper.) interjekcioj

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100 Mostly Small But Expressive Interjections
By Mark Nichol

They often seem disreputable, like sullen idlers loitering in a public thoroughfare, but they actually do a lot of hard work and are usually persnickety about the tasks to which they are put. They are interjections — one class of them, anyway: those lacking etymological origins but packed with meaning.

But how do you know how to distinguish similar ones — or spell them, for that matter? Here’s an incomplete inventory of interjections (not including variations of actual words such as yeah for yes or onomatopoeic echoes of externally produced sounds like boom):

• "Ack": communicates disgust or dismissal.
• "Ah": can denote positive emotions like relief or delight (generally, pronounced with a long a).
• "Aha": signals triumph or surprise, or perhaps derision.
• "Ahem": is employed to gain attention.
• "Argh": often drawn out with additional h’s, is all about frustration.
• "Aw": can be dismissive or indicative of disappointment, or, when drawn out, expressive of sympathy or adoration.
• "Aye": denotes agreement.
• "Bah": is dismissive.
• "Blah": communicates boredom or disappointment.
• "Blech": (or bleah or bleh) implies nausea.
• "Boo-hoo": is imitative of crying and is derisive.
• "Boo-ya": (with several spelling variants) is a cry of triumph.
• "Bwah-hah-hah": (variously spelled, including mwah-hah-hah) facetiously mimics the stereotypical archvillain’s triumphant laugh.
• "D’oh": is the spelling for the muttering accompanying Homer Simpson’s trademark head-slapping self-abuse.
• "Duh": derides someone who seems dense.
• "Eek": indicates an unpleasant surprise.
• "Eh": with a question mark, is a request for repetition or confirmation of what was just said; without, it is dismissive.
• "Er": (sometimes erm) plays for time.
• "Ew": denotes disgust, intensified by the addition of one or more e’s and/or w’s.
• "Feh": (and its cousin meh) is an indication of feeling underwhelmed or disappointed.
• "Gak": is an expression of disgust or distaste.
• "Ha": expresses joy or surprise, or perhaps triumph.
• "Ha-ha": (with possible redoubling) communicates laughter or derision.
• "Hamana-hamana": variously spelled, and duplicated as needed, implies speechless embarrassment.
• "Hardy-har-har" or "har-har": repeated as needed, communicates mock amusement.
• "Hee-hee": is a mischievous laugh, while its variants "heh" and "heh-heh" (and so on) can have a more derisive connotation.
• "Hey": can express surprise or exultation, or can be used to request repetition or call for attention.
• "Hist": signals the desire for silence.
• "Hm": extended as needed, suggests curiosity, confusion, consternation, or skepticism.
• "Hmph": (also "hrmph" or "humph") indicates displeasure or indignation.
• "Ho-ho": is expressive of mirth, or (along with its variant "oh-ho") can indicate triumph of discovery.
• "Ho-hum": signals indifference or boredom.
• "Hubba-hubba": is the vocal equivalent of a leer.
• "Huh": (or "hunh") is a sign of disbelief, confusion, or surprise, or, with a question mark, is a request for repetition.
• "Hup": from the sound-off a military cadence chant, signals beginning an exerting task.
• "Hurrah": (also "hoorah", "hooray", and "hurray", and even "huzzah") is an exclamation of triumph or happiness.
• "Ick": signals disgust.
• "Lah-de-dah": denotes nonchalance or dismissal, or derision about pretension.
• "Mm-hmm": variously spelled, is an affirmative or corroborating response.
• "Mmm": extended as needed, conveys palatable or palpable pleasure.
• "Mwah": is suggestive of a kiss, often implying unctuous or exaggerated affection.
• "Neener-neener": often uttered in a series of three repetitions, is a taunt.
• "Now": (often repeated "Now, now") is uttered as an admonition.
• "Oh": is among the most versatile of interjections. Use it to indicate comprehension or acknowledgment (or, with a question mark, a request for verification), to preface direct address (“Oh, sir!”), as a sign of approximation or example (“Oh, about three days”), or to express emotion or serves as a response to a pain or pleasure. ("Ooh" is a variant useful for the last two purposes.)
• "Oh-oh": (or alternatives in which oh is followed by various words) is a warning response to something that will have negative repercussions.
• "Olé": with an accent mark over the e, is borrowed from Spanish and is a vocal flourish to celebrate a deft or adroit maneuver.
• "Ooh": with o’s repeated as needed, conveys interest or admiration, or, alternatively, disdain.
• "Ooh-la-la": is a response to an attempt to impress or gently mocks pretension or finery.
• "Oops": (and the jocular diminutive variation "oopsie" or "oopsy" and the variant "whoops") calls attention to an error or fault.
• "Ouch": (or "ow", extended as needed) signals pain or is a response to a harsh word or action.
• "Oy": part of Yiddish expressions such as oy gevalt (equivalent to “Uh-oh”), is a lament of frustration, concern, or self-pity.
• "Pff": extended as needed, expresses disappointment, disdain, or annoyance.
• "Pfft", or "phfft": communicates abrupt ending or departure or is a sardonic dismissal akin to pff.
• "Poof": is imitative of a sudden disappearance, as if by magic.
• "Pooh": is a contemptuous exclamation.
• "Pshaw": denotes disbelief, disapproval, or irritation or, alternatively, communicates facetious self-consciousness.
• "Psst": calls for quiet.
• "Rah": perhaps repeated, signals triumph.
• "Shh": (extended as necessary) is an imperative for silence.
• "Sis": boom bah is an outdated encouraging cry, most likely to be used mockingly now.
• "Tchah": communicates annoyance.
• "Tsk-tsk": and its even snootier variant "tut-tut" are condemnations or scoldings; the related sound "tch" is the teeth-and-tongue click of disapproval.
• "Ugh": is an exclamation of disgust.
• "Uh": is an expression of skepticism or a delaying tactic.
• "Uh-oh": signals concern or dismay.
• "Uh-uh": is the sound of negation or refusal.
• "Um": is a placeholder for a pause but also denotes skepticism.
• "Va-va-voom": is an old-fashioned exclamation denoting admiration of physical attractiveness.
• "Whee": is an exclamation of excitement or delight.
• "Whoa": is a call to halt or an exclamation of surprise or relief.
• "Whoop-de-doo": and its many variants convey mocking reaction to something meant to impress.
• "Wow": expresses surprise.
• "Yay": is a congratulatory exclamation. (Not to be confused with "yeah", a variant of "yes".)
• "Yikes": is an expression of fear or concern, often used facetiously.
• "Yo-ho-ho": is the traditional pirates’ refrain.
• "Yoo-hoo": attracts attention.
• "Yow", or "yowza": is an exclamation of surprise or conveys being impressed.
• "Yuck": (also spelled "yech" or "yecch") signals disgust. (Not to be confused with yuk, a laugh.)
• "Yum", or "yummy": is a response to the taste of something delicious and, by extension, the sight of an attractive person.
• "Zoinks": is an expression of surprise or amazement popularized by the cartoon character Shaggy, of Scooby Doo fame.
• "Zowie": often in combination following "wowie", a variant of "wow", expresses admiration or astonishment.

3 Problems of Nonparallel Interjections
By Mark Nichol
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Geronimo (W3)

• Bonnie and Clyde - Gangsterfilm (Regie: Arthur Penn) (1967)
• Der Dialog ("The Conversation") - Thriller (Regie: Francis Ford Coppola) (1973)
• Marschier oder stirb ("March or Die") - Abenteuerfilm (Regie: Dick Richards) (1976)
• Das Domino-Komplott ("The Domino Principle") - Politthriller (Regie: Stanley Kramer) (1976)
• Freiwurf ("Hoosiers") - Sportlerfilm (Regie: David Anspach) (1986)
• No Way out - Es gibt kein Zurück - Thriller (Regie: Roger Donaldson) (1987)
• 12 Stunden Angst ("Narrow Margin") - Thriller (Regie: Peter Hyams) (1989)
• Narrow Margin - 12 Stunden Angst - Thriller (Regie: Peter Hyams) (1989)
• Erbarmungslos ("Unforgiven") - Western (Regie: Clint Eastwood) (1993)
• Die Firma ("The Firm") - Thriller (Regie: Sydney Pollack, nach John Grisham) (1993)
• "Geronimo" - Western (Regie: Walter Hill) (1993)
• Schnappt Shorty ("Get Shorty") - Gaunerkomödie (Regie: Barry Sonnenfeld) (1995)
• Birdcage - Ein Paradies für schrille Vögel - Komödie (Regie: Mike Nichols) (1996)
• Im Zwielicht ("Twilight") - Krimi (Regie: Robert Benton) (1998)
• Der Staatsfeind Nr. 1 ("Enemy of the State") - Actionthriller (Regie: Tony Scott) (1998)
• Under Suspicion - Mörderisches Spiel - Psychokrimi (Regie: Stephen Hopkins) (2000)
• Mexican - Actionkomödie (Regie: Gore Verbinski) (2001)
• Heartbreakers - Gaunerkomödie (Regie: David Mirkin) (2001)
• Das Urteil - Thriller (Regie: Gary Felder, nach John Grisham) (2004)

Geronimo, Apache Leader

Read about the important events in Geronimo's life.
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Geronimo and Fort Pickens

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Italian Baby Names: "Geronimo"

English translation/equivalent: "Jerome"

Origin: Derived from the Greek "Hieronymos" and is composed from "hieros" "sacred" and "onoma" "name", and therefore means "sacred name".
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Indian Wars: Geronimo
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05/08/2012 Geronimo

Geronimo! An interjection of exultation uttered on the brink of a dangerous or courageous action. "Gerónimo" is the Spanish form "Jerome" given by European settlers to the Chiricahua Apache leader, "Goyathlay" (1829-1909) "the one who yawns", a Native American who resisted forced removal of his people to reservations.

Lawton, Oklahoma
Fort Sill
Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired
Lost Tribes, Intriguing Environs, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries
27 Jun 2013
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Geronimo was brought to Fort Sill with the other Apache POWs in 1894 and, aside from travels with Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show, the warrior remained a prisoner of war until his death in 1909 from pneumonia. You can find his grave in the Apache cemetery under a pyramid of stones topped by an eagle, although the story that his skull was stolen by the Yale Skull & Bones Society has yet to be proven or disproven.
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Geronimo

Six Regional Groups - Geronimo and Cochise

Apache Nation

"Apache" is the collective name for several culturally related tribes of Native Americans, aboriginal inhabitants of North America, who speak a Southern Athabaskan language. The modern term excludes the related Navajo people. The origin of the name "Apache" is uncertain. It may derive from the Yavapai word "epache", meaning "people". The origin has also been claimed to be the Zuni word "apachu", meaning "enemy" (but this may have been the Zuni name for the Navajo people) or an unspecified Quechan word meaning "fighting-men".
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Most of the tribes were subdued by 1868, except for the Chiricahua, who continued their attacks until 1872, when their chief, Cochise, signed a treaty with the U.S. government and moved with his band to an Apache reservation in Arizona. The last band of Apache raiders, led by the Chief "Geronimo", was hunted down in 1886 and was confined in Florida, Alabama, and finally Oklahoma Territory.

Geronimo was born in what is now the state of New Mexico and according to the maps of the time was part of Mexico, but which his family considered Bedonkohe Apache land. Geronimo himself was a Chiricahua Apache. He grew up to be a respected medicine man and an accomplished warrior who fought frequently with Mexican troops. Mexican bandits massacred some of his relatives in 1858, and as a result he hated all Mexicans for the rest of his life.

His Mexican adversaries gave him the nickname of "Geronimo", the Spanish version of the name "Jerome".

Geronimo fought against ever increasing numbers of both Mexican and United States troops and became famous for his daring exploits and numerous escapes from capture. His forces became the last major force of independent Indian warriors who refused to acknowledge the United States Government in the American West. This came to an end on September 4, 1886, when Geronimo surrendered to United States Army General Nelson A. Miles at Skeleton Canyon, Arizona.
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Deutschlandfunk / Kalenderblatt - 04.09.2011
Tiger in Menschengestalt
Der letzte Kriegshäuptling der Apachen Geronimo gab vor 125 Jahren den Kampf gegen die Weißen auf
Von Jürgen Bräunlein
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"Geronimo", cry made in jumping, apparently from the story of the Apache leader Geronimo making a daring leap to escape U.S. cavalry pursuers at Medicine Bluffs, Oklahoma (and supposedly shouting his name in defiance as he did). Adopted as battle cry by 82nd Airborne U.S. paratroopers in World War II, who perhaps had seen it in the 1939 Paramount Studios movie "Geronimo". The name is the Italian and Spanish form of "Jerome", from Greek "Hieronomos", literally "sacred name".

GERONIMO
Forma variata di "Girolamo", con uguale significato.
Vedi: "GIROLAMO"

Barrett, S. M. (Stephen Melvil), 1865-1948: Geronimo's Story of His Life (English) (as Editor)

CONTENTS

• Introductory xi
• PART I
• The Apaches
• I. Origin of the Apache Indians 3
• II. Subdivisions of the Apache Tribe 12
• III. Early Life 17
• IV. Tribal Amusements, Manners, and Customs 26
• V. The Family 35
• PART II
• The Mexicans
• VI. Kas-ki-yeh 43
• VII. Fighting under Difficulties 55
• VIII. Raids that were Successful 69
• IX. Varying Fortunes 79
• X. Other Raids 86
• XI. Heavy Fighting 98
• XII. Geronimo's Mightiest Battle 105
• PART III
• The White Men
• XIII. Coming of the White Men 113
• XIV. Greatest of Wrongs 116
• XV. Removals 126
• XVI. In Prison and on the Warpath 131
• XVII. The Final Struggle 139
• XVIII. Surrender of Geronimo 148
• XIX. A Prisoner of War 177
• PART IV
• The Old and the New
• XX. Unwritten Laws of the Apaches 185
• XXI. At the World's Fair 197
• XXII. Religion 207
• XXIII. Hopes for the Future 213

Geronimo, 1829-1909 (Goyakla), Geronimo's Story of His Life (English) (as Author)

10 Famous Native Americans: Geronimo

Crazy Horse vs. Sitting Bull vs. Geronimo

Colection: Aerograph - Serie: Indias Heads - Model: Geronimo - Limited Edition: 2 Pieces

Le combat d’un descendant de Geronimo contre Yale

Geronimo

Né à Nodoyohn Canyon (Etats-Unis) le 16/06/1829 ; Mort à Fort Sill (Etats-Unis) le 17/02/1909

"Go Khla Yeh" (nom signifiant "celui qui bâille" en amérindien), plus connu sous le nom de "Geronimo", est un Amérindien apache, célèbre pour avoir défendu les droits de son peuple.
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Geronimo

GERONIMO (1829-1909)

Geronimo

I have to put a linguistic health warning on this one, because the story is anecdotal, though widely told. But it was mentioned for the first time so soon after it was said to have been created that it seems highly plausible. According to the story, it isn’t St Jerome but the Native American chief who is being invoked.
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Geronimo

Holy Mackerel (W3)

• "holy cow"
• "holy mackerel"
• "holy moly"
• "holy smoke"

• Amos and Andy & Holy Mackerel Daniel Cassidy
• Amos and Andy & Holy Mackerel Grant Barrett
• Amos and Andy & Holy Mackerel Wilson Gray

Why Do People Say "Holy Mackerel"?
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“Mackerel,” it says, meant two things back in the 14th century: the fish, of course, but also "pimp." Why? There are two possible reasons:

1. The Dutch word “makelaar” means “broker” or “peddler,” which was eventually adopted as a slang term for an entrepreneur of the flesh.

2. There’s apparently a popular belief (I had never heard of it, but it wouldn’t be out of line to suggest that my knowledge of fish is lacking) that male mackerels guide female herring to their mates every spring. It’s not true, but the belief may have given shape to the reason mackerel is also used as the term for pimp.
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Holy mackerel, which dates in writing from 1899, is thought by H.L. Mencken to be a minced oath formed from Holy Mary, However, Eric Partridge, borrowing from Robert Claiborne, says that holy mackerel is euphemistic for holy Michael, perhaps perpetuated as a jab against "mackerel snappers", Catholics in the U.S. who ate fish on Fridays. Partridge characterizes the phrase as "a mild oath". Whoever is correct about its derivation, there is little doubt that the phrase originated in the U.S.
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Oh (W3)

The Indispensable Interjection "Oh"
By Mark Nichol
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Whether this all-purpose exclamation is followed by a comma or not depends on its purpose. "Oh, my" and the like are expressions of any one of a variety of emotions or comprehensions, including pain or repulsion, or surprise or wonder. "Oh" is also a placeholder that signals dismissiveness ("Oh, don’t mind me") or indicates an approximation ("He was, oh, about this tall"). "Say" is employed in a similar usage ("What if I were to offer you, say, twice as much?").
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Interjections

January 24, 2015

TALK2US: Interjections

Caty Weaver and Ashley Thompson are joined by a special guest, Anna Mateo, as they sing "The Interjection Song"
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