/e.las/
Translation
alas, sadly, unfortunately
Word origin
From Old French he ('ah') and las ('wretched, weary'), from Latin lassus ('tired'). English 'alas' came from the very same pairing.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- lassus
- English cognates
- alas
Examples
, .
Alas, it is already too late.
, .
There is nothing we can do, sadly.
, ' répondu.
Sadly, nobody answered.
, .
The train has gone, unfortunately.
, .
Alas, the answer was no.
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