Wehe

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈveːə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: We‧he

Etymology 1[edit]

From weh +‎ -e.

Noun[edit]

Wehe f (genitive Wehe, plural Wehen)

  1. (medicine, chiefly in the plural) labour pain, contraction
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Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of Weh.

Noun[edit]

Wehe n (strong, genitive Wehes, no plural)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of Weh (pain)
    Synonym: Schmerz
    Wohl und Wehe(please add an English translation of this usage example)
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Etymology 3[edit]

From wehen (to blow) +‎ -e.

Noun[edit]

Wehe f (genitive Wehe, plural Wehen)

  1. (rare) drift (a mass of matter which has been driven together by wind)
    Synonym: Verwehung
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Etymology 4[edit]

Noun[edit]

Wehe n

  1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Weh

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