euax

Latin

Alternative forms

  • ēvax

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὐαί (euaí), εὐοῖ (euoî), εὐοἵ (euhoí) or similar, all containing εὖ (eû, “good”). Compare euhoe.

Pronunciation

Interjection

e͡uax

  1. (Old Latin) great!, bravo!, hurrah! (an exclamation of delight)

Further reading

  • “euax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • euax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “euax”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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