See also: EIA and -eia

Latin

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eia

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

References

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  • 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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 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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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈej.ɐ/ [ˈeɪ̯.ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈej.a/ [ˈeɪ̯.a]
 

Interjection

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eia!

  1. come on!