alas

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See also álás, alās, and άλας

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

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Interjection [edit]

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.

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Aromanian [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin laxō. Compare Daco-Romanian lăsa, las.

Verb [edit]

alas (past participle alãsatã)

  1. I let, allow.
  2. I leave (something), drop.

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Balinese [edit]

Noun [edit]

alas

  1. forest

Finnish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

Adverb [edit]

alas (comparative alemmaksi, superlative alimmaksi)

  1. down
  2. downward

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  • (down; downward): ylös

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Interjection [edit]

alas

  1. (followed by a nominative) down with (e.g. in demonstrations)
    Alas rikolliset!
    Down with the criminals!

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Indonesian [edit]

Noun [edit]

alas

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

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Latin [edit]

Noun [edit]

ālās f

  1. accusative plural of āla

Verb [edit]

alās

  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of alō
    1. "may you nourish"
    2. "may you feed, may you maintain, may you develop"
    3. "may you keep, may you supply with necessities, may you support financially"

Latvian [edit]

Noun [edit]

alas f

  1. genitive singular form of ala
  2. nominative plural form of ala
  3. vocative plural form of ala
  4. accusative plural form of ala

Malay [edit]

Noun [edit]

alas

  1. base, framework, layer, pad, foundation

Portuguese [edit]

Noun [edit]

alas f pl

  1. Plural form of ala

Verb [edit]

alas

  1. Second-person singular (tu) present indicative of alar

Serbo-Croatian [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From Hungarian halász (fisherman).

Noun [edit]

àlās m (Cyrillic spelling а̀ла̄с)

  1. (regional) a river fisherman

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Spanish [edit]

Noun [edit]

alas f pl

  1. Plural form of ala