eia

See also: EIA and -eia

Latin

Alternative forms

eja
heia

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈei̯.a/, [ˈɛi̯ä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈei̯.a/, [ˈɛi̯ä]

Interjection

eia

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 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 [...]"

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɐj.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈej.ɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈej.ɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ɐ/

Interjection

eia!

come on!

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