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vae

Pronunciation: [ˈwae̯]

“vae” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:

interjection

  1. woe, alas

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wáy. Cognate with English woe, Ancient Greek οὐαί (ouaí) and Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (wai).

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