woe

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English wā, from Common Germanic *wai, whence also German weh, Old High German wē, Old Norse vei.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /wəʊ/, SAMPA: /w@U/
• (US) enPR: wō, IPA: /woʊ/, SAMPA: /woU/
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• Rhymes: -əʊ
• Homophones: whoa (in accents with the wine-whine merger)

[edit] Noun

woe (plural woes)

1. grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• woeful

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: eow
• owe