LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
interjection

euge

euge
Classical[ˈɛu̯.ɡɛ]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛːu̯.d͡ʒe]

Meaning

  1. hurrah!, well done!

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

eugĕ (eugē or eugae, Ter. And. 2, 2, 8), interj., = εὖγε, an exclamation of joy, applause, admiration, etc.,
I. well done! good! bravo! (cf. eu; freq. in Plaut. and Ter., and in the Vulg.).
I. In gen.: euge, euge, perbene, Ab saxo avortit fluctus ad litus scapham, Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 75; id. Aul. 4, 6, 11; id. Ep. 3, 2, 21; id. Stich. 5, 6, 5; id. Mil. 4, 1, 20 et saep.; Ter. And. 2, 2, 8; id. Heaut. 4, 2, 10; Pers. 5, 167; 1, 75; as an indecl. subst., n.: euge tuum, id. 1, 50; Mart. 2, 27, 3: euge, well done, Vulg. Psa. 34, 21; id. Matt. 25, 21.—So, eugepae (contracted from euge papae), Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 41; id. Capt. 2, 2, 24; id. Ep. 1, 1, 7; id. Ps. 2, 4, 53; id. Rud. 1, 2, 81; 2, 4, 24.—
II. Esp., with an ironical signif. superadded, excellent! admirable! euge, optime, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 170; id. Pers. 1, 3, 10; Ter. Ad. 5, 7, 13. V. Hand, Turs. II. p. 610 sq.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wésus?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁su-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ehu-
  6. Ancient Greek ἐΰς(eǘs)
  7. Ancient Greek εὖ(eû)
  8. Ancient Greek γε(ge)
  9. Latineuge

univ. Ancient Greek εὖγε (eûge)bor. Latin euge Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὖγε (eûge, “good! well done! Excellent!”).

Descendants
  • Englisheuge

In English words that came into English from euge

  • eugeeuge

Quick answers

What does euge mean in Latin?
euge, a interjection, means “hurrah!, well done!”.
How do you pronounce euge?
In classical Latin, [ˈɛu̯.ɡɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛːu̯.d͡ʒe].
Where does euge come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- → Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? → Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? → Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- → Proto-Hellenic *ehu- → Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) → Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) → Ancient Greek γε (ge) → Latin euge.