alack en · INTJ
Pronunciation
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- /əˈlæk/
Etymology
From Middle English alacke, alagge, probably from ah + lack.
Meanings
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An expression of sorrow or mourning.
On a day, alack the day: / Loue, whoſe Month is euery May, / Spied a bloſſome paſſing faire, / Playing in the wanton ayre:
c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii], page 133:Alack, would that Edward listened more to me and less to the queen’s kith! These Woodvilles!
1843, Edward Bulwer[-]Lytton, The Last of the Barons, London; New York, N.Y.: George Routledge and Sons […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'lack | alternative | lexicographic | |
| alacke | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
alas and alack · alack and alas
Synonyms
Translations (12)
ru увы́ (expression of sorrow) · cmn 嗚呼 /呜呼 (expression of sorrow) · pt ai (expression of sorrow) · de ach (expression of sorrow) · kn ಅಯ್ಯೋ (expression of sorrow) · fr hélas (expression of sorrow) · de O weh (expression of sorrow) · pt guai (expression of sorrow) · fi voi (expression of sorrow) · cmn 哀哉 (expression of sorrow) · it ahimè (expression of sorrow) · es ay (expression of sorrow)