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[ˈi.oː]Definitiones
- an exclamation of joy: hurray, hurrah, yay
- an exclamation of pain: oh, ah, alas
- an exclamation for getting attention: hey, oi, look, quick
Exempla
“illa quidem clāmābat ‘iō, cārissima māter, auferor!’ Indeed, she was crying out, “Oh! mother dearest – I am being taken away!””
(See Persephone. The full context implies a cry of anguish as well as a plea for help from Persephone's mother, Ceres. The alternative ‘‘Help!’’ calls for an imperative such as ‘‘ferte auxilium!’’.)
Gradus CEFR
C2
Peritia
Hoc verbum pars est vocabularii CEFR C2 — gradus peritia.
Hoc verbum pars est vocabularii CEFR C2 — gradus peritia.
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