exclamation
- an expression of grief, distress, or lamentation
Usage: archaic; Irish English
Examples
- Wirra, what terrible news you bring!
- The old woman cried ‘Wirra!’ when she heard of the tragedy.
- Wirra, wirra, how could this have happened?
- He exclaimed ‘Wirra!’ upon seeing the destruction.
- Wirra, my poor child, what will become of us now?