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alas - 5 dictionary results

a⋅las

[uh-las, uh-lahs]
–interjection
(used as an exclamation to express sorrow, grief, pity, concern, or apprehension of evil.)

Origin:
1225–75; ME < OF (h)a las!, equiv. to (h)a ah + las wretched < L lassus weary; cf. alack

Alas.

a·las   (ə-lās')   
interj.  Used to express sorrow, regret, grief, compassion, or apprehension of danger or evil.

[Middle English, from Old French a las, helas, ah (I am) miserable, from Latin lassus, weary; see lē- in Indo-European roots.]

Alas

A*las"\, interj. [OE. alas, allas, OF. alas, F. h['e]las; a interj. (L. ah.) + las wretched (that I am), L. lassus weary, akin to E. late. See Late.] An exclamation expressive of sorrow, pity, or apprehension of evil; -- in old writers, sometimes followed by day or white; alas the day, like alack a day, or alas the white.
Language Translation for : alas
Spanish: (hacia) abajo,
German: hinunter,
Japanese: 下へ

alas 
c.1260, from O.Fr. ha, las (later Fr. hélas), from ha "ah" + las "unfortunate," originally "tired, weary," from L. lassus "weary," originally an expression of weariness rather than woe.
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