intj
Meaning 1
An expression of sorrow or mourning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
alack
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/əˈlæk/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -æk
History
Etymology
From Middle English alacke, alagge, probably from ah + lack.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 嗚呼 /呜呼 (wūhū) — expression of sorrow
- Chinese Mandarin: 哀哉 (āi zāi) — expression of sorrow
- Finnish: voi — expression of sorrow
- French: hélas — expression of sorrow
- German: O weh — expression of sorrow
- German: ach — expression of sorrow
- Italian: ahimè — expression of sorrow
- Kannada: ಅಯ್ಯೋ (ayyō) — expression of sorrow
- Portuguese: ai — expression of sorrow
- Portuguese: guai — expression of sorrow
- Russian: увы́ (uvý) — expression of sorrow
- Spanish: ay — expression of sorrow