VAE, vae
Sounds Like: WAH-eh
Translations: woe, alas
From the root: VAE
Part of Speech: Interjection
Explanation: This word is an exclamation used to express sorrow, grief, or a warning of impending disaster. It is often followed by a dative case indicating the person or thing to whom the woe is directed, or by 'qui' (who) or 'quod' (which) clauses. It functions similarly to 'alas' or 'woe is me' in English.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Instances
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 10:3
From the same root
No other words from the same root, VAE, appear in our texts.
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