ehem

See also: ehem. and e hèm

English

Interjection

ehem

Alternative form of ahem

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.hem/, [ˈe(ɦ)ɛ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.em/, [ˈɛːem]

Interjection

ehem

ha! so! (expressing surprise)

See also

hem
ahem

References

“ehem”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ehem”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
ehem in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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