eia

ēiă (in MSS. also hēiă), interj. [εἴα].

• An expression of joy or of pleased surprise.
• • A In admiring an object, ah! ah ha! indeed! Plaut. Rud. 2, 4, 8 (421); id. Men. 2, 3, 30 (380); Ter. Heaut. 1063; 521.—
  • B In gentle remonstrance or persuasion, ah! come! heia, mea Juno, non decet te, etc., Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 14 (230); id. Truc. 4, 2, 8 (718); id. Bacch. 4, 3, 16 (627); 3, 3, 4 (408); Ter. Eun. 1065: heia quam ferocula est! Turp. ap. Non. p. 75, 30 (Rib. Fragm. Com. p. 98).—
  • C In strong affirmation, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 40 (269); id. Bacch. 1, 1, 43 (77); and so ironically: eia credo, id. Capt. 5, 2, 9 (962).—
  • D With vero, ironically, expressing amused doubt of what has been said, pshaw! Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 77 (257); id. Mil. 4, 4, 5 (1141); id. Rud. 2, 3, 9 (339); Cic. Rep. 3, 5.—
• II Of impatient exhortation, ho! quick! come on! Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 71 (602); Plin. Ep. 4, 29; Verg. A. 9, 38; Hor. S. 1, 1, 18; 2, 6, 23; in the combination: eia age, come then! up then! Verg. A. 4, 569; Stat. Ach. 2, 198; id. Silv. 1, 2, 266.

eia od. heia, Interj. (εἴα), a) Ausdruck der Verwunderung, ei! = ei der Tausend! Turpil. com. 107. Plaut. capt. 963 u.a. – b) Ausdruck der Aufforderung, he! heda! auf! Plaut., Hor. u.a.: eia (heia) age, Verg. u.a.: eia vero, Plaut. Epid. 262: heia vero! auf (wohlan) denn! Ter. Hec. 250. Cic. de rep. 3, 8: hoia tu, Plin. ep.: heia autem, Plaut. Amph. 901. Ter. adelph. 868. Vgl. übh. Neue-Wagener Formenl.³ Bd. 2. S. 982.

1 eia [ME ei < AS ieg] , island (in marsh). V. et. eilondus. c1230 [j acr’ dim.’ terre] tam ‥ extra foveam quam infra usque in mediam per eyam que vocatur Broynstan, [que] capitant ad watergangam Doc. Robertsbr. 88 (cf. Chr. Rams. 9: Ramesia ‥ dici potest a duobus nominibus Anglicis, ram quod est ‘aries’ et eie quod insulam sonat).

2 eia v. heia

eiă (12) ( heiă ) (εἴα), interj. qui marque lʼétonnement : ah ! ha ! Pl. Capt. 963, etc. || ordinairement pour encourager : allons ! courage ! Virg. En. 9, 38 ; eia vero ! Cic. Rep. 3, 8, eh bien donc ; [ironie] heia autem Ter. Ad. 868, et allez donc !

eja vel eia interj.
來。勿怕。吁。

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