pro dolor

Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

prōh dolor

Etymology edit

A combination of the interjection prō "oh, alas!" and dolor "pain, trouble, indignation etc."

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /proː ˈdo.lor/, [proː ˈd̪ɔɫ̪ɔr]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pro ˈdo.lor/, [prɔː ˈd̪ɔːlor]

Interjection edit

prō dolor

unfortunately, alas

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