a las

See also: Appendix:Variations of "alas"

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Interjection

a las!

  1. alas

Descendants

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