alas

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English alas, from Old French a las (French hélas), from a (“ah”) + las, from Latin lassus (“weary”). Compare Dutch helaas, North Frisian ielas, West Frisian eilaas. ==== Alternative forms ==== (obsolete) helas ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /əˈlæs/, /əˈlɑːs/ (US) IPA(key): /əˈlæs/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ɘˈlɛs/ Rhymes: -æs ==== Interjection ==== alas Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion, grief, resignation, or disappointment. Synonyms: alack, oh well ===== Derived terms ===== alack and alas alas and alack alas the day, alas the while ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Yakut алаас (alaas). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /əˈlɑːs/, /əˈlæs/ ==== Noun ==== alas (plural alases or alasses) A type of geological depression which occurs in Yakutia, formed by the subsidence of permafrost. Alternative forms: alass, alaas ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === AALS, ALSA, LAAS, Lasa, aals, sala == Aromanian == === Alternative forms === alasu, las, lasu === Etymology === From Latin laxō. Compare Romanian lăsa, las. === Verb === alas (participle alãsatã) to let, allow to leave (something), drop ==== Derived terms ==== paralas alãsãtonj ==== Related terms ==== alãsari / alãsare alãsat alãsãturã == Balinese == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *halas, from Proto-Austronesian *Salas. Cognate to Javanese ꦲꦭꦱ꧀ (alas, “forest”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alas/ Hyphenation: a‧las === Noun === alas (Balinese script ᬳᬮᬲ᭄) (madia, kasar) forest Synonym: wana === Further reading === “alas”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali]. == Cebuano == === Etymology 1 === Blend of a +‎ las. From Spanish a las. ==== Adverb ==== alas o'clock === Etymology 2 === From Spanish as. ==== Noun ==== alas (card games) an ace; a card with a single spot a trump card == Estonian == === Noun === alas inessive singular of ala == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑs/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝s̠] Rhymes: -ɑlɑs Syllabification(key): a‧las Hyphenation(key): alas === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *alas. Equivalent to ala- (“lower, under”) +‎ -s (s-lative singular). ==== Adverb ==== alas (comparative alemmaksi or alemmas, superlative alimmaksi or alimmas) down, downward, downwards ===== Inflection ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== alaha (dialectal) ===== Synonyms ===== alhaalle ===== Antonyms ===== (antonym(s) of “down; downward”): ylös ==== Interjection ==== alas (followed by a nominative) down with (e.g. in demonstrations) ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “alas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== alas second-person singular present imperative of alkaa (with enclitic -s) === Anagrams === sala, sala- == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈalas/ [ˈa.las] Rhymes: -alas Syllabification: a‧las Homophone: Alas === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Malay alas (“base, layer”), from Classical Malay الس (alas). ==== Noun ==== alas (plural alas-alas) base, foundation Synonym: dasar layer, lining, covering Synonym: lapis (archaeology) a structure that becomes a support for other structures above it, such as a pedestal on a statue ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Javanese alas (“forest”), from Old Javanese alas (“forest”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *halas (“forest, wilderness, woods, jungle”), from Proto-Austronesian *Salas (“forest, wilderness, woods”). Cognate to Balinese alas (“forest”). ==== Noun ==== alas (plural alas-alas) (chiefly dialectal) forest Synonyms: hutan, rimba === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Javanese [Term?]. ==== Noun ==== alas (plural alas-alas) (chiefly dialectal) rope on a small boat stabilizer === Etymology 4 === From Tenggalan ==== Adjective ==== alas (comparative lebih alas, superlative paling alas) coarse, sandy === Further reading === “alas”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *alas. Cognates include Finnish alas and dialectal Estonian alas. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑs/, [ˈɑɫɑˑz̠] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑs/, [ˈɑɫɑˑʒ̥] (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑs/, [ˈɑɫɑˑʒ̥] Rhymes: -ɑlɑs Hyphenation: a‧las === Adverb === alas synonym of allaa ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== See ala- === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 11 Arvo Laanest (1997), Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 19 == Javanese == === Romanization === alas romanization of ꦲꦭꦱ꧀ == Latin == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.ɫaːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.las] ==== Verb ==== alās second-person singular present active subjunctive of alō === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaː.ɫaːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.las] ==== Noun ==== ālās accusative plural of āla === References === "alas", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Latvian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.las/ === Noun === alas f inflection of ala: genitive singular nominative/vocative/accusative plural == Malay == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈalas/ [ˈa.las] Rhymes: -alas, -las, -as Hyphenation: a‧las === Noun === alas (Jawi spelling الس, plural alas-alas or alas2) base, framework, layer, pad, foundation ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: alas (inherited) === Further reading === "alas" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Middle English == === Etymology === from Old French a las. === Interjection === alas alas ==== Descendants ==== English: alas == Mirandese == === Noun === alas plural of ala == Occitan == === Noun === alas plural of ala == Old Javanese == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *halas (“forest, wilderness, woods, jungle”), from Proto-Austronesian *Salas (“forest, wilderness, woods”). === Noun === alas wood, forest quantity of flowers or plants growing in a thick cluster ==== Descendants ==== Javanese: ꦲꦭꦱ꧀ (alas)→ Indonesian: alas === Further reading === "alas" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982. == Old Spanish == === Noun === alas plural of ala == Old Sundanese == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *halas (“forest, wilderness, woods, jungle”), from Proto-Austronesian *Salas (“forest, wilderness, woods”). === Noun === alas wood, forest (by extension) land, territory ==== Descendants ==== > Sundanese: alas (inherited) == Portuguese == === Noun === alas plural of ala === Verb === alas second-person singular present indicative of alar == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === àlās m inan (Cyrillic spelling а̀ла̄с) alternative form of hàlās ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈalas/ [ˈa.las] Rhymes: -alas Syllabification: a‧las === Noun === alas f pl plural of ala == Sundanese == === Etymology === From Old Sundanese alas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *halas (“forest, wilderness, woods, jungle”), from Proto-Austronesian *Salas (“forest, wilderness, woods”). === Noun === alas (Sundanese script ᮃᮜᮞ᮪) forest Synonym: leuweung == Tagalog == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Spanish al as. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈlas/ [ʔɐˈlas] Rhymes: -as Syllabification: a‧las ==== Noun ==== alás (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜐ᜔) (card games) ace Synonym: eys (figuratively, by extension) trump card ===== Derived terms ===== ===== See also ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Spanish a las. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈlas/ [ʔɐˈlas] Rhymes: -as Syllabification: a‧las ==== Adverb ==== alás (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜐ᜔) o'clock Synonym: (for one o' clock) ala ===== Usage notes ===== Used except for one o' clock. ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈlas/ [ʔɐˈlas] (adjective) Rhymes: -as IPA(key): /ˈʔalas/ [ˈʔaː.lɐs] (noun) Rhymes: -alas Syllabification: a‧las ==== Adjective ==== alás (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜐ᜔) cut short and even ==== Noun ==== alas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜐ᜔) act of cutting or lopping off growth evenly Synonym: palas ===== Derived terms ===== alasin === References === “alas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983), Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 9 === Anagrams === laas, asal, alsa, sala, lasa == Tetum == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *halas, from Proto-Austronesian *Salas. === Noun === alas forest ==== Derived terms ==== alas-laran