lamentablemente

Spanish

Etymology

From lamentable +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lamenˌtableˈmente/ [la.mẽn̪ˌt̪a.β̞leˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: la‧men‧ta‧ble‧men‧te

Adverb

lamentablemente

1. unfortunately, regrettably, sadly, woefully, regretfully, unluckily, lamentably, alas, disappointingly, tragically

   lamentablemente para ellos, no ganaron

   unfortunately for them, they didn't win

Related terms

• lamentable
• lamentar
• lamento

Further reading

• “lamentablemente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024