hélas

== French == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old French elas, variant of a las, from a (“ah”) + las, from Latin lassus (“weary”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (aspirated or mute h) IPA(key): /e.las/ (Louisiana) IPA(key): /e.la/ ~ /e.lɑ/ ==== Interjection ==== hélas alas; exclamatory or declarative conjunction expressing affliction, regret, disappointment. ===== Derived terms ===== hélas non ===== Descendants ===== → Dutch: helaas === Etymology 2 === See héler. ==== Pronunciation ==== (aspirated h) IPA(key): /e.la/ ==== Verb ==== hélas second-person singular past historic of héler ==== Noun ==== hélas m (invariable) (Louisiana) noise Synonym: bruit m === Further reading === “hélas”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === hales, halés, hâles