eheu

== Latin == === Etymology === Expressive; compare heu (“alas!”), and Sanskrit अहो (aho). Because of the latter comparison a Proto-Indo-European origin was traditionally assumed. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈeː.(ɦ)ɛu̯], [ˈe.(ɦ)ɛu̯] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.eu̯] === Interjection === ē̆heu expression of pain; alas! === References === “eheu”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “eheu”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “eheu”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.