eheu

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See also: ʻēheu

Latin

Etymology

Expressive; compare heu (“alas!”), and Sanskrit अहो (aho). Because of the latter comparison a Proto-Indo-European origin was traditionally assumed.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈeː.heu̯/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.eu̯/,

Interjection

ēheu

expression of pain; alas!

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References

“eheu”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“eheu”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
eheu in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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