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Alas

//əˈlæs// intj, noun

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Adverb

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Intj

1
Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion, grief, resignation, or disappointment.
"I wanted to catch the last bus home, but alas, I was ten minutes late and had to take a taxi instead."

Noun

1
A type of geological depression which occurs in Yakutia, formed by the subsidence of permafrost.
"Alternative forms: alass, alaas"

Etymology

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.

Etymology 2

From Yakut алаас (alaas).

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