"eheu" meaning in Latin

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Interjection

IPA: [ˈeː.(ɦ)ɛu̯] [Classical-Latin], [ˈe.(ɦ)ɛu̯] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɛː.eu̯] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: ē̆heu [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=ē̆heu}} ē̆heu
  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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          "english": "Whom the Minoan one far off from the seaweed with sorrowful little eyes,\nShe stony as a statue of Bacchus, looks forth, alas,\nShe looks forth and rages with great waves of cares,",
          "ref": "c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE, Catullus, 64",
          "roman": "prōspicit et magnīs cūrārum fluctuat undīs.",
          "text": "Quem procul ex algā maestīs Mīnōis ocellīs\nsaxea ut effigiēs bacchantis prōspicit, ēheu,",
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          "ref": "65 BCE – 8 BCE, Horace, 2.14",
          "roman": "adferet indomitaeque morti",
          "text": "Eheu fugace, Postume, Postume\nlabuntur anni nec pietas moram\nrugis et instanti senectae",
          "translation": "Alas, my Postumus, the fleeting years\nWill fall away, nor will piety cause\nDelay to wrinkles or to advancing\nOld age or to indomitable death.",
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      "ipa": "[ˈɛː.eu̯]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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          "ref": "65 BCE – 8 BCE, Horace, 2.14",
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          "text": "Eheu fugace, Postume, Postume\nlabuntur anni nec pietas moram\nrugis et instanti senectae",
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          "type": "quotation"
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          "ref": "43 BCE – c. 17 CE, Ovid, Metamorphoses Book 4",
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          "text": "quotiensque puer miserabilis \"eheu\"",
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