Piin

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Limburgish

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Etymology

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From earlier pīne, from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, penalty, fine, bloodmoney), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Piin f (plural Piine) (Eupen)

  1. pain (both physical and psychological)
  2. (literary or religion) torment; agony

Usage notes

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  • The plural is uncommon and nearly exclusively occurs for the second sense.