woe
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English wo, wei, wa, from Old English wā, from Proto-Germanic *wai, whence also German weh, Old High German wē, Old Norse vei. Compare Latin vae.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /wəʊ/, SAMPA: /w@U/
- (US) enPR: wō, IPA: /woʊ/, SAMPA: /woU/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊ
- Homophone: whoa (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
[edit] Noun
woe (plural woes)
[edit] Translations
grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity
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