eheu

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See also: ʻēheu

Latin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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ēheu

  1. expression of pain; alas!
    • [1942, Robert Frost, “The Lesson for Today”, in A Witness Tree (in English):
      I can just hear you call your Palace class: / Come learn the Latin Eheu for alas.]
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References

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  • 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.