peine
English
Etymology
From Old French peine, from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”). Doublet of pain.
Noun
peine (countable and uncountable, plural peines)
- (law) Pain or punishment.
Usage notes
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
Asturian
Noun
peine m (plural peines)
- Alternative form of peñe
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old French peine, from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”).
Noun
peine f (plural peines)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Latin paene (“almost”); compare Italian appena, Spanish apenas, Catalan a penes.
Adverb
peine
Further reading
- “peine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ).
Noun
peine oblique singular, f (oblique plural peines, nominative singular peine, nominative plural peines)
Synonyms
Descendants
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish peyne, from Latin pecten, pectinem.
Pronunciation
Noun
peine m (plural peines)
Derived terms
Related terms
Verb
peine
- inflection of peinar:
Further reading
- “peine”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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