eia

See also: EIA and -eia

Latin

Alternative forms

• eja
• hēia

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈej.ja/, [ˈɛj.ja]

Interjection

eia

1. aha! come now! come on! (expressing delight, playful remonstrance, encouragement)

References

• eia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• eia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• eia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• eia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for schools and colleges founded on comparative grammar, edited by J. B. Greenough, G. L. Kittredge, A. A. Howard, Benj. L. D'Ooge, p. 139: "The following list comprises most of the Interjections in common use:— [...] êia [...]"

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Portuguese

Interjection

eia!

1. come on!