"eheu" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [Latin]

IPA: /ˈeː.heu̯/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈeː(ɦ)ɛu̯] [Classical-Latin], /ˈe.eu̯/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈɛːeu̯] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: ēheu [canonical]
Etymology: Expressive; compare heu (“alas!”), and Sanskrit अहो (aho). Because of the latter comparison a Proto-Indo-European origin was traditionally assumed. Etymology templates: {{sound-symbolic|la|title=Expressive}} Expressive, {{cog|sa|अहो}} Sanskrit अहो (aho), {{der|la|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European Head templates: {{head|la|intj|head=ēheu}} ēheu
  1. expression of pain; alas!
    Sense id: en-eheu-la-intj-1uXbMW-m Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "title": "Expressive"
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      "expansion": "Expressive",
      "name": "sound-symbolic"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "अहो"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit अहो (aho)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "-"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ēheu",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "[1942, Robert Frost, “The Lesson for Today”, in A Witness Tree (in English):",
          "text": "I can just hear you call your Palace class: / Come learn the Latin Eheu for alas.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "expression of pain; alas!"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "alas",
          "alas"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeː.heu̯/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈeː(ɦ)ɛu̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.eu̯/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛːeu̯]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eheu"
}
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "title": "Expressive"
      },
      "expansion": "Expressive",
      "name": "sound-symbolic"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "अहो"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit अहो (aho)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      },
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    }
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    {
      "form": "ēheu",
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        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "intj",
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      },
      "expansion": "ēheu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "intj",
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        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin interjections",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin sound-symbolic terms",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "[1942, Robert Frost, “The Lesson for Today”, in A Witness Tree (in English):",
          "text": "I can just hear you call your Palace class: / Come learn the Latin Eheu for alas.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "expression of pain; alas!"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "alas",
          "alas"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeː.heu̯/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈeː(ɦ)ɛu̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.eu̯/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛːeu̯]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eheu"
}

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