pro dolor

Latin

Alternative forms

• prōh dolor

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

prō dolor

1. unfortunately, alas