eho Latin · revision 33467

+ {{infobox|confidence=uncertain|attested=c. 250–184 BC, Plautus}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * Classical: [ˈe.(ɦ)ɔ]^(Wiktionary)

+ * Ecclesiastical: [ˈɛː.o]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''eho''' (interjection); strengthened ''ehodum''.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Georges 1913)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is an interjection, for which the OLD and Lewis & Short give no etymology.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) Köbler groups it with the interjection [[ine-pro|*ē]].^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ It is found first in Plautus,^(Köbler 2010) who has ''eho, an lībera illa est?'', “what, is she free?”.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It belongs to the language of comedy:^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Georges 1913) Plautus and Terence use it to call someone's attention, often followed by ''tū'' or a vocative (''eho puer'', “hey, boy”),^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) in surprised or indignant questions, usually with ''an'',^(OLD 2012) in impatient commands and in angry rebukes.^(Lewis & Short 1879) Terence also strengthens it as ''ehodum''.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Georges 1913)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it in questions and commands.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 190–159 BC – Terence uses it and ''ehodum''.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Interjection===

+ # [[m|en|hey|alt=Hey]]! here, you! (calling someone's attention).^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

+ # What! (in surprised or indignant questions).^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}