peine

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See also: Peine, peiné, péine, and -péine

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French peine, from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, penalty, fine, bloodmoney). Doublet of pain.

Noun[edit]

peine (countable and uncountable, plural peines)

  1. (law) Pain or punishment.

Usage notes[edit]

This is only used in common law legal contexts, as part of Law French, most often in the phrase peine forte et dure (strong and hard pain).

Derived terms[edit]

Asturian[edit]

Noun[edit]

peine m (plural peines)

  1. Alternative form of peñe

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pɛn/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old French peine, from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, penalty, fine, bloodmoney).

Noun[edit]

peine f (plural peines)

  1. punishment
  2. pain
  3. effort, trouble
  4. sorrow
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Latin paene (almost); compare Italian appena, Spanish apenas, Catalan a penes.

Adverb[edit]

peine

  1. barely, hardly; used only in the phrase à peine

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Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ).

Noun[edit]

peine oblique singularf (oblique plural peines, nominative singular peine, nominative plural peines)

  1. pain; suffering

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • French: peine
  • English: pain

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeine/ [ˈpei̯.ne]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eine
  • Syllabification: pei‧ne

Etymology 1[edit]

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A typical plastic comb

Inherited from Old Spanish peyne, from Latin pectinem.

Noun[edit]

peine m (plural peines)

  1. comb
    Synonyms: peineta, peinilla
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

peine

  1. inflection of peinar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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