ahimè

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Italian

Alternative forms

ohimè, oimè
aimè

Etymology

From ahi +‎ me. Compare Ancient Greek οἴμοι (oímoi) and Spanish ay de mí, Portuguese ai de mim.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ajˈmɛ/^**, /ajˈme/^**^[1]^[2]
Rhymes: -ɛ, -e
Hyphenation: ahi‧mè
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Interjection

ahimè

alas!, woe is me!
- 1816, Gioachino Rossini, Cesare Sterbini (lyrics and music), “Largo al factotum”, in Il barbiere di Siviglia:
  Ahimè, che furia! Ahimè, che folla! Uno alla volta, per carità!
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

^ ahimè in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
^ ahimè in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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