a las

See also: Appendix:Variations of "alas"

Old French

Alternative forms

• las

Etymology

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

Interjection

a las!

1. alas

Descendants

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