"heus" meaning in Latin

See heus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: [ˈhɛu̯s] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɛu̯s] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Head templates: {{head|la|intj}} heus
  1. hey!, ho!, ho there!, listen!
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "intj"
      },
      "expansion": "heus",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin greetings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And previously he said, \"Hey young men, show me …\"",
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid I.321",
          "text": "Ac prior, 'Heus' inquit 'iuvenēs, mōnstrāte meārum",
          "translation": "And previously he said, \"Hey young men, show me …\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "Hey you, Rufio …",
          "ref": "52 BCE, Cicero, Pro Milone XXII",
          "text": "Heus tu, Rufio …",
          "translation": "Hey you, Rufio …",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hey!, ho!, ho there!, listen!"
      ],
      "id": "en-heus-la-intj-9jWnat51",
      "links": [
        [
          "hey",
          "hey"
        ],
        [
          "ho",
          "ho"
        ],
        [
          "ho there",
          "ho there"
        ],
        [
          "listen",
          "listen"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhɛu̯s]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛu̯s]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "heus"
}
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "intj"
      },
      "expansion": "heus",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 1-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin greetings",
        "Latin interjections",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And previously he said, \"Hey young men, show me …\"",
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid I.321",
          "text": "Ac prior, 'Heus' inquit 'iuvenēs, mōnstrāte meārum",
          "translation": "And previously he said, \"Hey young men, show me …\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "Hey you, Rufio …",
          "ref": "52 BCE, Cicero, Pro Milone XXII",
          "text": "Heus tu, Rufio …",
          "translation": "Hey you, Rufio …",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hey!, ho!, ho there!, listen!"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hey",
          "hey"
        ],
        [
          "ho",
          "ho"
        ],
        [
          "ho there",
          "ho there"
        ],
        [
          "listen",
          "listen"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈhɛu̯s]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛu̯s]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "heus"
}

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