guai

Italian (Fiorentino)

interjection

Definitions

woe!

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Germanic *wai (woe, expression of grief).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wai

Gloss

woe, expression of grief

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

lamentari Latin
guaio Italian
guaire Italian
wee Dutch, Flemish
οὐαί Ancient Greek
*wai Proto-Indo-European
*wáy Proto-Indo-European
*wai Proto-Germanic
wa Old English
wā Old English
vei Old Norse
væla Old Norse
wē Old High German
𐍅𐌰𐌹 Gothic
אוי וויי Yiddish
*wē Old Dutch
*wai, *wē Frankish

guaio
guaire