English → Latin
“heigh-ho!” in Latin
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
heigh-ho!
vae mihi! vae mihi misero! me miserum! (woe is me!) hei! or hei mihi! (e.g., hei! non placet convivium: hei, vereor, etc.): eheu
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for heigh-ho!?
- The usual Latin words for “heigh-ho!” are hei, ē̆heu. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.