a las

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "alas"

Old French

Alternative forms

las

Etymology

From a (“ah!”) + las(se), from Latin lassus (“weary”).

Interjection

a las!

alas

Descendants

French: hélas
- → Dutch: helaas
→ Middle English: alas
- English: alas
→ West Frisian: eilaas

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