woe is me

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English

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA^(key): /wəʊ ɪz miː/
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA^(key): /woʊ ɪz mi/

Interjection

(sometimes humorous) Used to show that the speaker feels distress or misery.
- Psalms 120:5, KJV
  Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

Translations

interjection

Esperanto: ve al mi
Finnish: voi minua
French: pauvre de moi
German: weh mir
Greek: οίμοι (el) (oímoi)
Ancient: Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "polytonic" is not valid. See WT:LOS.
Hungarian: jaj nekem (hu)
Irish: abhó
Italian: ahimè (it)
Ladino:
Latin: guay de mí
(deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
Manx: voirrey s'treih
Maori: koae
Persian: وای من (vAy-e man)
Portuguese: ai de mim
Romanian: vai de mine, vai mie
Russian: го́ре мне (góre mne)
Spanish: ¡Ay de mí!
Yiddish: אַ בראָך איז מיר (a brokh iz mir), אַ קלאָג איז מיר (a klog iz mir), וויי איז מיר (vey iz mir), וויי איז צו מיר (vey iz tsu mir), ווינד איז מיר (vind iz mir)

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