interjection
euhoe
euhoe
Classical[ˈeu.̯oe̯]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛːu̯.e]
Meaning
- A shout of joy at the festivals of Bacchus.
euhoe (dissyl.; also, euoe; less correctly, ēvoe; cf. Lach. ad Lucr. 5, 743), interj., = εὐοῖ,
I. a shout of joy at the festivals of Bacchus:
euhoe Bacche, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 82; Ov. A. A. 1, 563; Cat. 64, 255; Verg. A. 7, 389; Hor. C. 2, 19, 5 and 7; cf.: euhan euhoe euhoe euhius, Enn. Tr. 150.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
euhoe or euoe
(disyl.; not ēvoe), interj., εὐοῖ, the cry of revellers at the festivals of Bacchus, V., H., O., Ct.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὐοῖ (euoî), εὐοἵ (euhoí). Compare e͡uax.