English

Etymology
From OF. term|a las|langfro (French term|hélas|langfr), from term|a||ah|langfro + term|las|langfro, from L. term|lassus||weary|lang=la.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�'las/
audio|en-us-alas.ogg|Audio (US)

Interjection
alas

1. Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion or grief.

#* RQ:Shakespeare Hamlet 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.

Synonyms
alack

Translations
trans-top|exclamation of sorrow, etc.
Arabic: Arab|�ا�ا|�ا��ا (w�han)
Catalan: ai las
Chinese: �� (ài y�)
Dutch: t|nl|helaas, t|nl|o wee, t|nl|jammer t|nl|genoeg
Finnish: voi kauhistus, kauhea|kauheaa, kuinka ikävä|ikävää
French: hélas
German: o weh, leider, ach
Hungarian: ajjaj
Ido: Ve
trans-mid
Italian: ahimè, purtroppo
Kurdish: KUchar|ئاخ, KUchar|�ا�ار, KUchar|���� �ا�ار, KUchar|داخاک���
Latin: Heu|heu
Old English: eala|�al�
Scottish Gaelic: och, mo thruaighe, mo chreach, mo sgal
Spanish: ay, ay de mí
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Category:English interjections

Balinese

Noun
alas

1. forest

Category:Balinese nouns

Finnish

Etymology
From the same Ural.|fi root *ala as Estonian term|all|langet and Hungarian term|alatt|langhu (the lative singular of term|ala-|lang=hu).

Adverb
fi-adv

1. down
2. downward

Antonyms
sense|down; downward ylös

Inflection
fi-decl-pron|8salla|9salta|10salle|a1salhaalla|a2salhaalta|a3salhaalle|a4salas|a10sali<br/>alitse|a11sallekkain<br/>(alakkain)|a12salatusten

Interjection
fi-int

1. context|followed by a nominative down with i|e.g. in demonstrations

#: Alas rikolliset!
#:: Down with the criminals!

rfc|usage notes are cryptic, move alasan to own page

Indonesian

Noun
alas

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

Usage notes

1. alas kaki

#* shoe, etc. used to protect the bottom part of foot (sole)

Synonyms
dasar
basis
lapik

Noun
alasan

1. reason
2. excuse

Category:Indonesian nouns

Latin

Noun
�l�s f

1. inflection of|ala#Latin|�la|acc|p

Category:Latin noun forms

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Latvian

Noun
alas

1. form of|plural nominative, singular genitive and plural accusative|ala|nodot=1: cave

Declension
lv-noun-d4|al|a

Category:Latvian noun forms

Malay

Noun
alas

1. base, framework, layer, pad, foundation

Category:Malay nouns

Spanish

Noun
alas f|p

1. plural of|ala|lang=Spanish

el:alas
fa:alas
fr:alas
io:alas
id:alas
it:alas
ku:alas
ms:alas
pt:alas
ru:alas
fi:alas
te:alas
vi:alas

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