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Weh

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See also: weh

Bavarian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /veː/
Hyphenation: Weh

Noun

Weh m (plural Weh or Wehs)

(Austria, Vienna) loser, good-for-nothing
Synonyms: Flåschn, Haubntaucher, Niatn, Trenzer, Versåger

German

Etymology

From Middle High German we, wach, from Old High German wē, wa, wah, from Proto-West Germanic *wai, from Proto-Germanic *wai, whence also Old English wā (English woe), Old Norse vei.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /veː/
Rhymes: -eː
Audio: (file)
Homophone: W

Noun

Weh n (strong, genitive Wehes or Wehs, plural Wehe)

psychological suffering; misery, woe
(less commonly) physical suffering, pain

Declension

Declension of Weh [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Weh	die	Wehe
genitive	eines	des	Wehes, Wehs	der	Wehe
dative	einem	dem	Weh, Wehe¹	den	Wehen
accusative	ein	das	Weh	die	Wehe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Related terms

References

Cassell's German and English Dictionary (1933)

Further reading

“Weh” in Duden online
“Weh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /veː/

Noun

Weh n (plural Weh)

wound; injury

Further reading

Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Weh, Dutch wee, English woe.

Noun

Weh n

soreness, pain

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