evax

Latin

Alternative forms
  • euax

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /eu̯ˈu̯aks/, [ɛu̯ˈu̯äks̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eu̯ˈvaks/, [eu̯ˈväks]
  • Note: as is regular in Ancient Greek, the intervocalic /w/ is doubled.

Interjection

evax

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

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