"heu" meaning in Latin

See heu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /heu̯/ [Classical], [hɛu̯] [Classical], /eu̯/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ɛːu̯] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Expressive. Compare Latin ēheu, English oho. Etymology templates: {{sound-symbolic|la|title=Expressive}} Expressive, {{m+|la|ēheu}} Latin ēheu, {{noncog|en|oho}} English oho Head templates: {{head|la|interjections|head=heu}} heu, {{la-interj}} heu
  1. oh! alas! ah!, ay! (expressing dismay, grief, pain, indignation) Related terms: ēheu
    Sense id: en-heu-la-intj-kejBCMX5 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

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      },
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      "name": "m+"
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        {
          "english": "“Alas! Where is Mars, my father?”\n(The ghost of Remus laments his fate; Mars was the divine father of the twin brothers Romulus and Remus.)",
          "ref": "8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 5.465",
          "text": "‘heu ubi Mārs pater est?’"
        },
        {
          "english": "oh blimey, woman, you have as much boldness as evil in you!",
          "text": "heu hercle mulier, multum et audāx et mala·s",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "oh poor me, I'm done for!",
          "text": "heu mē miseram, interiī!",
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      "ipa": "/eu̯/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "ipa": "[ɛːu̯]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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        {
          "english": "“Alas! Where is Mars, my father?”\n(The ghost of Remus laments his fate; Mars was the divine father of the twin brothers Romulus and Remus.)",
          "ref": "8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 5.465",
          "text": "‘heu ubi Mārs pater est?’"
        },
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          "english": "oh blimey, woman, you have as much boldness as evil in you!",
          "text": "heu hercle mulier, multum et audāx et mala·s",
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          "english": "oh poor me, I'm done for!",
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        "Classical"
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      "ipa": "/eu̯/",
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