alas

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Interjection 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Balinese 2.1 Noun 3 Croatian 3.1 Alternative forms 3.2 Etymology 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Synonyms 4 Finnish 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Adverb 4.2.1 Antonyms 4.2.2 Inflection 4.3 Interjection 5 Indonesian 5.1 Noun 5.1.1 Usage notes 5.1.2 Synonyms 5.1.3 Noun 6 Latin 6.1 Noun 7 Latvian 7.1 Noun 7.1.1 Declension 8 Malay 8.1 Noun 9 Spanish 9.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French a las (French hélas), from a (“‘ah’”) + las, from Latin lassus (“‘weary’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ə'las/
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[edit] Interjection

alas

1. Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion or grief.
   • 1594, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Act 5, Scene 1

     Alas, Poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy: he hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is! my gorge rims at it. Here hung those lips that I have kissed I know not how oft. Where be your gibes now? your gambols? your songs? your flashes of merriment, that were wont to set the table on a roar? Not one now, to mock your own grinning? quite chap-fallen? Now get you to my lady's chamber, and tell her, let her paint an inch thick, to this favour she must come; make her laugh at that.

[edit] Synonyms

• alack

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aals
• Lasa

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[edit] Balinese

[edit] Noun

alas

1. forest

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[edit] Croatian

[edit] Alternative forms

• alaša
• hàlas

[edit] Etymology

From Hungarian halász (“‘fisherman’”).

[edit] Noun

àlās m.

1. (regional) a river fisherman

[edit] Synonyms

• rìbīč (standard word)

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Etymology

From the same Uralic root *ala as Estonian all and Hungarian alatt (the lative singular of ala-).

[edit] Adverb

alas (comparative alemmaksi, superlative alimmaksi)

1. down
2. downward

[edit] Antonyms

• (down; downward): ylös

[edit] Inflection

Declension of alas noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative ala- – superessive alhaalla – genitive – – delative alhaalta – partitive – – sublative alhaalle – accusative – – lative alas – inessive – – temporal – – elative – – causative – – illative – – multiplicative – – adessive alla – distributive – – ablative alta – temp. dist. – – allative alle – prolative ali alitse – essive – – situative allekkain alakkain – translative – – oppositive alatusten – instructive – – abessive – – comitative – –

[edit] Interjection

alas

1. (followed by a nominative) down with (e.g. in demonstrations)

   Alas rikolliset!

   Down with the criminals!

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[edit] Indonesian

[edit] Noun

alas

1. base, foundation
2. layer, lining, covering

[edit] Usage notes

1. alas kaki
   • shoe, etc. used to protect the bottom part of foot (sole)

[edit] Synonyms

• dasar
• basis
• lapik

[edit] Noun

alasan

1. reason
2. excuse

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

ālās f.

1. accusative plural of āla

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[edit] Latvian

[edit] Noun

alas

1. Plural nominative, singular genitive and plural accusative of ala: cave

[edit] Declension

Fourth declension noun

	singular	plural
nominative	ala	alas
genitive	alas	alu
dative	alai	alām
accusative	alu	alas
locative	alā	alās

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[edit] Malay

[edit] Noun

alas

1. base, framework, layer, pad, foundation

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

alas f. pl.

1. Plural form of ala.