Heureka

/hjuːˈriːkə/ interjection

Definition

A variant or creative spelling of 'eureka,' an exclamation of triumph when discovering or understanding something.

Etymology

From eureka (Greek heureka, 'I have found it,' from heuriskein 'to find'). The 'h' at the start reflects the Greek origin more directly. This appears to be a less common or playful spelling variant.

Kelly Says

Eureka comes from Archimedes literally jumping out of his bath shouting this Greek word when he solved a problem—and 'heureka' keeps that original Greek form alive, connecting us directly to one of history's greatest 'aha!' moments!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እውርካ
ew-ri-ka
ARالعربية
يوريكا
yu-ri-ka
BNবাংলা
ইউরিকা
iu-ri-ka
CACatalà
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
CSČeština
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
DADansk
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
DEDeutsch
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
ELΕλληνικά
Ευρεκα
Ef-re-ka
ESEspañol
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
FAفارسی
یو ریکا
yu-ri-ka
FISuomi
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
FRFrançais
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
GUGU
યુરિકા
yu-ri-ka
HAHA
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
HEעברית
הורה
ho-ra
HIहिन्दी
यूरेका
yu-re-ka
HUMagyar
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
IDBahasa Indonesia
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
IGIG
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
ITItaliano
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
JA日本語
ユリカ
yu-ri-ka
KKKK
Еурика
Evrika
KMKM
យូរីកា
yu-ri-ka
KO한국어
에우레카
eu-re-ka
MRMR
यूरेका
yu-re-ka
MSBahasa Melayu
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
MYမြန်မာ
ယူရိကာ
yu-ri-ka
NLNederlands
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
NONorsk
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
PAPA
ਇਉਰੇਕਾ
iu-re-ka
PLPolski
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
PTPortuguês
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
RORomână
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
RUРусский
Эврика
Evrika
SVSvenska
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
SWKiswahili
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
TAதமிழ்
யுரீகா
yu-ri-ka
TEతెలుగు
యూరీకా
yu-ri-ka
THไทย
ยูเรก้า
yu-re-ka
TLTL
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
TRTürkçe
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
UKУкраїнська
Евріка
Evrika
URاردو
یوریکا
yu-ri-ka
VITiếng Việt
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
YOYO
Eureka
e-u-re-ka
ZH中文
尤里卡
yōu lǐ kǎ
ZUZU
Eureka
e-u-re-ka

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