LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
interjection

āh

āh
Classical[ˈaː(ɦ)]Ecclesiastical[ˈa]

Meaning

  1. ah

āh or ā (v. Neue, Formenl. II. 812), interj. [acc. to Prisc. 570 P. contract. from aha],
I. ah! alas! ha! ah me! an exclamation.
I. Of pain or grief, Gr. αἴ, αἴ: ah, nescis quam doleam, Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 61; Verg. E. 1, 15. —
II. Of entreaty to avert an evil: ah! noli, do not, I pray! Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 22. —
III. Of indignation or reproach: ah stulte, Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 6: ah, rogitas? id. And. 5, 1, 9; 3, 1, 11.—
IV. Of admonition: ah, ne me obsecra, Ter. And. 3, 3, 11: ah desine, id. ib. 5, 6, 8.—
V. Of consolation: quid? ah volet, certo scio, Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 50.—
VI. Of raillery or joy, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 39.

Origins

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ā or perhaps *h₂eh₂.

Quick answers

What does āh mean in Latin?
āh, a interjection, means “ah”.
How do you pronounce āh?
In classical Latin, [ˈaː(ɦ)]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈa].