"hélas" meaning in French

See hélas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /e.las/, /e.la/ [Louisiana], /e.lɑ/ [Louisiana] Audio: Fr-hélas.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old French elas, variant of a las, from a (“ah”) + las, from Latin lassus (“weary”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|elas|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French elas, {{inh+|fr|fro|elas}} Inherited from Old French elas, {{m|fro|a las}} a las, {{m|fro|a||ah}} a (“ah”), {{m|fro|las}} las, {{der|fr|la|lassus||weary}} Latin lassus (“weary”)
  1. alas; exclamatory or declarative conjunction expressing affliction, regret, disappointment. Derived forms: hélas non
    Sense id: en-hélas-fr-intj-V9wDbxMf Categories (other): French terms taking either aspirated or mute h
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /e.la/ Forms: hélas [plural]
Etymology: See héler. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|héler}} héler Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} hélas m (plural hélas)
  1. (Louisiana) noise Tags: Louisiana, masculine Synonyms: bruit
    Sense id: en-hélas-fr-noun-7-KlwJ5t Categories (other): Louisiana French
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /e.la/
Etymology: See héler. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|héler}} héler Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} hélas
  1. second-person singular past historic of héler Tags: form-of, historic, past, second-person, singular Form of: héler
    Sense id: en-hélas-fr-verb-cQ13Nz4b Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French heteronyms, French terms with aspirated h Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 9 8 83 Disambiguation of French heteronyms: 10 19 71 Disambiguation of French terms with aspirated h: 20 16 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for hélas meaning in French (3.7kB)

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