"io" meaning in English

See io in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: From Latin iō; compare Ancient Greek ἰώ (iṓ, “oh!”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|iō}} Latin iō, {{cog|grc|ἰώ||oh!}} Ancient Greek ἰώ (iṓ, “oh!”) Head templates: {{en-interj}} io
  1. (rare) An exclamation of joy or triumph. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-io-en-intj-~RayCzyQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈaɪəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-io.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ios [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪəʊ Etymology: From New Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἰώ (Iṓ, “Io”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|-}} New Latin, {{der|en|grc|Ἰώ||Io}} Ancient Greek Ἰώ (Iṓ, “Io”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} io (plural ios)
  1. A type of moth, the io moth.
    Sense id: en-io-en-noun-peBvtf0j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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