LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
interjection

hui

hui
Classical[ˈhʊj]Ecclesiastical[ˈuj]

Meaning

  1. ho!, my word! (expressing surprise)
  2. ooh!, aah! (expressing admiration)

hui, interj., an exclamation of astonishment or admiration,
I. hah! ho! oh! hui, homunculi quanti estis, Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 65: hui, dixti pulchre! Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 72: triginta? hui, percara est! id. ib. 3, 3, 25: hui, tam cito? ridiculum, id. And. 3, 1, 16: Ch. Prorsum nihil intelligo. Sy. Hui, tardus est! id. Heaut. 4, 5, 28: hui, quantam fenestram ad nequitiam patefeceris! id. ib. 3, 1, 71: videbam sermones: Hui! fratrem reliquit? Cic. Att. 6, 6, 3; 5, 11, 1: hui quam diu de nugis! id. ib. 13, 21, 5; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2.

Origins

Descendants
  • Spanishuy
  • Spanishhuy

Quick answers

What does hui mean in Latin?
hui, a interjection, means “ho!, my word! (expressing surprise); ooh!, aah! (expressing admiration)”.
How do you pronounce hui?
In classical Latin, [ˈhʊj]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈuj].