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alas
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English alas, from Old French a las (French hélas), from a (“ah”) + las, from Latin lassus (“weary”). Compare Dutch helaas, North Frisian ielas, West Frisian eilaas.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??læs/, /??l??s/
- (US) IPA(key): /??læs/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /??l?s/
- Rhymes: -æs
Interjection
alas
- Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion or grief.
- Synonym: alack
- c. 1521, John Skelton, “Speke Parott”:
- Helas I lamente the dull abu?yd brayne
The enfatuate fanta?ies the wytles wylfulnes
Of on and hothyr at me that haue dy?dayne
- Helas I lamente the dull abu?yd brayne
- Act V, Scene I
- 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.
Derived terms
- alack and alas
- alas and alack
- alas the day, alas the while
Translations
Etymology 2
From Yakut ????? (alaas).
Noun
alas (plural alases or alasses)
- A type of depression which occurs in Yakutia, formed by the subsidence of permafrost.
Translations
Anagrams
- AALS, ALSA, LAAS, Lasa, aals, sala
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- alasu, las, lasu
Etymology
From Latin lax?. Compare Romanian l?sa, las.
Verb
alas (past participle alãsatã)
- I let, allow.
- I leave (something), drop.
Derived terms
- paralas
- alãsãtonj
Related terms
- alãsari / alãsare
- alãsat
- alãsãturã
Balinese
Romanization
alas
- Romanization of ????.
Cebuano
Etymology 1
Blend of a +? las. From Spanish a las.
Adverb
alas
- o'clock
Etymology 2
From Spanish as
Noun
alas
- (card games) an ace; a card sith a single spot
- a trump card
Estonian
Noun
alas
- inessive singular of ala
Finnish
Alternative forms
- alaha (dialectal)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *alas, from Proto-Uralic *ëla. Equivalent to a lative singular ala- +? -s. Cognates include Estonian all and Hungarian alatt (the lative singular of ala-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??l?s/, [??l?s?]
- Rhymes: -?l?s
- Syllabification: a?las
Adverb
alas (comparative alemmaksi or alemmas, superlative alimmaksi or alimmas)
- down
- downward
Inflection
Synonyms
- alhaalle
Antonyms
- (down; downward): ylös
Interjection
alas
- (followed by a nominative) down with (e.g. in demonstrations)
Verb
alas
- Second-person singular imperative present form of alkaa + the suffix -s.
Anagrams
- sala, sala-
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.las/
- Hyphenation: a?las
Etymology 1
From Malay alas (“base, layer”).
Noun
alas (first-person possessive alasku, second-person possessive alasmu, third-person possessive alasnya)
- base, foundation
- layer, lining, covering
Synonyms
- dasar
- basis
- lapik
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Javanese alas (????, “forest”), from Old Javanese alas (“forest”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *halas (“forest, wilderness, woods, jungle”), from Proto-Austronesian *Salas (“forest, wilderness, woods”). Cognate to Balinese ???? (alas, “forest”).
Noun
alas (first-person possessive alasku, second-person possessive alasmu, third-person possessive alasnya)
- forest
- Synonyms: hutan, rimba, wana
Etymology 3
From Javanese [Term?].
Noun
alas (first-person possessive alasku, second-person possessive alasmu, third-person possessive alasnya)
- rope on a small boat balancer
Further reading
- “alas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Alternative forms
- Carakan: ????
Etymology
From Old Javanese alas (“forest”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *halas (“forest, wilderness, woods, jungle”), from Proto-Austronesian *Salas (“forest, wilderness, woods”). Cognate to Balinese ???? (alas, “forest”).
Noun
alas (ngoko alas, krama wana)
- forest
- fields outside a village
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: alas
References
- "alas" in Tim Balai Bahasa Yogyakarta, Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa). Kanisius, Yogyakarta
Latin
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?a?.la?s/, [?ä???ä?s?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?a.las/, [???l?s]
Noun
?l?s
- accusative plural of ?la
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?a.la?s/, [?ä??ä?s?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?a.las/, [???l?s]
Verb
al?s
- second-person singular present active subjunctive of al?
References
- alas in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Latvian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.las/
Noun
alas f
- genitive singular form of ala
- nominative plural form of ala
- vocative plural form of ala
- accusative plural form of ala
Malay
Noun
alas (Jawi spelling ????, plural alas-alas, informal 1st possessive alasku, impolite 2nd possessive alasmu, 3rd possessive alasnya)
- base, framework, layer, pad, foundation
Middle English
Etymology
from Old French a las.
Interjection
alas
- alas
Descendants
- English: alas
Mirandese
Noun
alas
- plural of ala
Occitan
Noun
alas
- plural of ala
Old Javanese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *halas (“forest, wilderness, woods, jungle”), from Proto-Austronesian *Salas (“forest, wilderness, woods”).
Noun
alas
- wood, forest
- quantity of flowers or plants growing in a thick cluster
Descendants
- Javanese: alas
Portuguese
Noun
alas
- plural of ala
Verb
alas
- second-person singular (tu) present indicative of alar
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
àl?s m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- alternative form of hàl?s
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?alas/, [?a.las]
Noun
alas f pl
- plural of ala
- flip, wings (hairstyle)
Sundanese
Noun
alas
- forest
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alfas
English
Noun
alfas
- plural of alfa
Anagrams
- fa-las, falsa, salaf
Portuguese
Noun
alfas
- plural of alfa
Spanish
Noun
alfas f pl
- plural of alfa
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