Wehe

Wehe

See also: wehe

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈveːə/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: We‧he

Etymology 1

    From weh +‎ -e.

    Noun

    Wehe f (genitive Wehe, plural Wehen)

    1. (medicine, chiefly in the plural) labour pain, contraction
    Declension
    Declension of Wehe [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Wehe die Wehen
    genitive einer der Wehe der Wehen
    dative einer der Wehe den Wehen
    accusative eine die Wehe die Wehen
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of Weh.

    Noun

    Wehe n (strong, genitive Wehes, no plural)

    1. (archaic) alternative form of Weh (“pain”)
      Synonym: Schmerz
      Wohl und Wehe ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Declension
    Declension of Wehe [sg-only, neuter, strong]
    singular
    indef. def. noun
    nominative ein das Wehe
    genitive eines des Wehes
    dative einem dem Wehe
    accusative ein das Wehe

    Etymology 3

      From wehen (“to blow”) +‎ -e.

      Noun

      Wehe f (genitive Wehe, plural Wehen)

      1. (rare) drift (a mass of matter which has been driven together by wind)
        Synonym: Verwehung
      Declension
      Declension of Wehe [feminine]
      singular plural
      indef. def. noun def. noun
      nominative eine die Wehe die Wehen
      genitive einer der Wehe der Wehen
      dative einer der Wehe den Wehen
      accusative eine die Wehe die Wehen
      Derived terms

      Etymology 4

      Noun

      Wehe n

      1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Weh

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