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{{also|Ache|AChE}}
==English==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|en|ake}} {{qualifier|obsolete}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|en|enm|aken|pos=verb}}, and {{m|enm|ache|pos=noun}}, from {{inh|en|ang|acan|pos=verb}} (from {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*akan}}, from {{inh|en|gem-pro|*akaną|t=to be bad, be evil}}) and {{m|ang|æċe|pos=noun}} (from {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*aki}}, from {{inh|en|gem-pro|*akiz}}), both from {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₂eg-|t=sin, crime}}. 

Cognate with {{cog|stq|eeke}}, {{m|stq|ääke|t=to ache, fester}}, {{cog|nds|aken}}, {{m|nds|achen}}, {{m|nds|äken|t=to hurt, ache}}, {{cog|nds-de|Eek|t=inflammation}}, {{cog|frr|akelig}}, {{m|frr|æklig|t=terrible, miserable, sharp, intense}}, {{cog|fy|aaklik|t=nasty, horrible, dismal, dreary}}, {{cog|nl|akelig|t=nasty, horrible}}.

The verb was originally strong, conjugating for tense like ''[[take]]'' (e.g. ''I '''ake''''', ''I '''oke''''', ''I have '''aken'''''), but gradually became weak during Middle English; the noun was originally pronounced as {{IPAchar|/eɪt͡ʃ/}} as spelled (compare {{m|en|breach}}, from {{m|en|break}}). Historically the verb was spelled '''[[ake]]''', and the noun '''ache''' (even after the form {{IPAchar|/eɪk/}} started to become common for the noun; compare again {{m|en|break}} which is now also a noun). The verb came to be spelled like the noun when lexicographer [[:w:Samuel Johnson|Samuel Johnson]] mistakenly assumed that it derived from {{noncog|grc|ἄχος|t=pain}} due to the similarity in form and meaning of the two words.

====Pronunciation====
* {{enPR|āk}}, {{IPA|en|/ˈeɪk/}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-ache.ogg|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|eɪk|s=1}}

====Verb====
{{en-verb|past2=oke|past2_qual=obsolete|past_ptc2=aken|past_ptc2_qual=obsolete}}

# {{lb|en|intransitive|stative}} To suffer [[pain]]; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
#: {{ux|en|My feet were '''aching''' for days after the marathon.}}
#: {{ux|en|Every muscle in his body '''ached'''.}}
#* {{RQ:Shakespeare Tempest|act=I|scene=iii|page=13|passage=By'r [[lakin#Etymology 2|lakin]], I can goe no further, Sir, / My old bones '''akes''':{{sic}} here's a maze trod indeede / Through [[forthrights|fourth rights]], & Meanders: / by your patience, I [[needs must|needes muſt]] reſt me.}}
#* {{RQ:Beattie Poems|edition=new|stanza=3|pages=113–114|pageref=114|passage=And that thing made of ſound and ſhovv / VVhich mortals have miſnamed A Beau, / (But in the language of the ſky / Is call'd a tvvolegg'd butterfly) / VVill make your very heartſtrings '''ake''' / VVith loud and everlaſting clack, {{...}}}}
#* {{RQ:Maxwell Mirror and the Lamp|chapter=VII|passage=The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. {{...}} It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes '''ache''', the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.}}
# {{lb|en|transitive|literary|rare}} To cause someone or something to suffer pain.

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|en|ache for}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|be in pain}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|تَأَلَّمَ}}, {{t|ar|وَجِعَ}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ցավել}}
* Assamese: {{t|as|বিষোৱা}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|бале́ць|impf}}; {{t|be|хварэ́ць|impf}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|боли́|impf}}
* Burmese: {{t+|my|ကိုက်}}
* Cherokee: {{t|chr|ᎤᏪᎯᏍᏓᏁᎭ}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|疼|tr=téng}} {{qualifier|adjective}}, {{t+|cmn|痛|tr=tòng}} {{qualifier|adjective}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|bolet|impf}}
* Danish: {{t|da|gøre ondt}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|dolori}}{{qualifier|+sin}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|särkeä}}, {{t+|fi|jomottaa}}
* French: {{t+|fr|faire mal}}, {{t+|fr|avoir mal}}
* Friulian: {{t|fur|dulî}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|doer}}, {{t+|gl|sufrir}}, {{t+|gl|rabiar}}, {{t+|gl|adoecer}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|სტკივა}}
* German: {{t+|de|weh tun}}, {{t+|de|schmerzen}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|πονάω}}, {{t+|el|υποφέρω}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|दर्द करना}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|fáj}}, {{t+|hu|sajog}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|dolere}}, {{t+|it|penare}}, {{t+|it|patire}}, {{t+|it|tribolare}}, {{t+|it|soffrire}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|痛む|tr=いたむ, itamu}}, {{t+|ja|痛い|tr=いたい, itai}} {{qualifier|adjective}}
* Kabyle: {{t|kab|qreḥ}}
* Khmer: {{t+|km|គ្រាំ|tr=kroam}}, {{t+|km|ចាប់|tr=cap}}, {{t+|km|ឈឺ}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|아프다}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t+|ckb|ئێش}}, {{t|ckb|یێش}}
* Lao: {{t|lo|ເຈັບ}}
* Lombard: {{t+|lmo|dorì}}, {{t|lmo|dör}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|боли|impf}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|pākikini}}, {{t|mi|pākinikini}}, {{t|mi|raka}} {{qualifier|from weariness}}, {{t|mi|kōrangaranga}}, {{t|mi|māioio}}, {{t|mi|mamae}}, {{t|mi|ngāruru}} {{qualifier|with a headache}}, {{t|mi|hīwiniwini}}
* Middle English: {{t|enm|aken}}
* Mongolian: {{t+|mn|өвдөх}}
* Ngazidja Comorian: {{t|zdj|koza|alt=ukoza}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|boleć|impf}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|doer}}
* Quechua: {{t|qu|nanay}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|durea}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|боле́ть|impf}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|бо̀лети|impf}}, {{t|sh|бо̀љети|impf}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|bòleti|impf}}, {{t+|sh|bòljeti|impf}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|bolieť|impf}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|boleti|impf}}
* Sorbian:
*: Lower Sorbian: {{t|dsb|bóleś}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|doler}}, {{t+|es|sufrir}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|värka}} {{qualifier|cause pain}}, {{t+|sv|ha ont}} {{qualifier|be in pain}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|เจ็บ}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|ağrımak}}, {{t+|tr|acımak}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|болі́ти|impf}}; {{t|uk|хворі́ти|impf}}, {{t|uk|захворі́ти|pf}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|nhức}}
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====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden [[twinges]], or [[spasmodic]] pain.
#: {{ux|en|You may suffer a minor '''ache''' in your side.}}
#: {{ux|en|The '''aches''' and pains died down after taking an analgesic.}}
#* {{quote-text|en|year=c. 1610|author=Shakespeare|title=The Tempest|section=Act I, Scene II
|passage=Fill all thy bones with '''aches'''.}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{der4
|en|aches and pains
|achy
|backache
|ball ache
|face-ache
|hot ache
|tummy ache|achage|acheful|acheless|achelike|acher|achesome|ballache|boneache|dickache|faceache|heartache|neckache|psychache|sideache|tailache|teethache|throatache|tummyache|unache
|bellyache
|earache
|headache
|stomachache
|toothache
}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|dull pain}}
* Arabic: {{t+|ar|أَلَم|m}}, {{t|ar|وَجَع}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|ցավ}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|ağrı}}, {{t+|az|acı}}
* Belarusian: {{t+|be|боль|m}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|бо́лка|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|疼痛|tr=téngtòng}}, {{t+|cmn|痛|tr=tòng}}, {{t+|cmn|疼|tr=téng}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|bolest|f}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|smerte|c}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|pijn|m}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|särky}}, {{t+|fi|kipu}}
* French: {{t+|fr|douleur|f}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ტკივილი}}
* German: {{t+|de|Schmerz|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|άλγος|n}}, {{t+|el|πόνος|m}}
* Haitian Creole: {{t|ht|doulè}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|दर्द|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|fájdalom}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|sakit}}, {{t+|id|nyeri}}
* Interlingua: {{t|ia|dolor}}
* Irish: {{t+|ga|tinneas|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|dolore}}, {{t+|it|malanno|m}}, {{t+|it|malessere|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|痛み|tr=[[いたみ]], itami}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|아픔}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t+|ckb|ئێش}}, {{t|ckb|یێش}}, {{t|ckb|ژان}}
* Macedonian: {{t+|mk|болка|f}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|sengal}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|mamae}}, {{t|mi|kōrangaranga}}
* Middle English: {{t|enm|ache}}
* Nogai: {{t|nog|авырув}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|eċe|m}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|آغری|tr=ağrı}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|درد|tr=dard}}
* Plautdietsch: {{t|pdt|Wee|n}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|tępy ból|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|dor|f}}
* Punjabi:
*: Gurmukhi: {{t|pa|ਪੀੜ|m}}
*: Shahmukhi: {{t|pa|پِیڑ|m}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|durere|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|боль|f}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|бо̑л|m|f}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|bȏl|m|f}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|bolesť|f}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|bolečina|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|dolor|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|värk|c}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|ความเจ็บ|tr=kwaam jèp}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|ağrı}}, {{t+|tr|acı}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|біль|m}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|درد|m|tr=dard}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|đau}}, {{t+|vi|đau đớn|alt=sự đau đớn}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|gwŷn|m}}, {{t|cy|cur|m}}, {{t|cy|curiau|m-p}}
* Yucatec Maya: {{t|yua|k'iinam}}
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====See also====
* {{l|en|hurt}}

====References====
* Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition.

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|en|enm|ache}}, from {{der|en|fro|ache}}, from {{der|en|la|apium|t=celery}}. Reinforced by modern {{cog|fr|ache}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{enPR|āch}}, {{IPA|en|/eɪt͡ʃ/}}
** {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ache1.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{rhymes|en|eɪtʃ|s=1}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{senseid|en|parsley}} {{lb|en|obsolete|or|historical}} [[parsley|Parsley]].

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|en|lovage}} (by [[folk etymology]])
* {{l|en|smallage}}

===Etymology 3===
Representing the pronunciation of the letter ''[[H]]''.

====Pronunciation====
* {{enPR|āch}}, {{IPA|en|/ˈeɪt͡ʃ/}}
** {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ache1.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{rhymes|en|eɪtʃ|s=1}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{rare spelling of|en|aitch}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aceh|Aceh|Chae|Chea|HACE|each|hace}}

{{cln|en|heteronyms|terms with mixed convergence}}
{{C|en|Apieae tribe plants|Pain}}

==French==

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{rhymes|fr|aʃ}}
* {{homophones|fr|hache|haches}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{der|fr|la|apia}}, plural of {{m|la|apium|t=celery}}.

====Noun====
{{fr-noun|f}}

# [[celery]] {{gloss|plant}}

===Etymology 2===
{{inh+|fr|frm|ache}}, from {{inh|fr|fro|ache}}, from {{inh|fr|VL.|*acca}}, probably an extension of earlier {{m|la|ha}}, from an unindentified source. Compare {{cog|it|acca}}.

====Noun====
{{fr-noun|m}}

# [[aitch]], {{Latn-def|fr|name|H|h}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|fa|هاش|bor=1}}
* {{desc|ro|haș|bor=1}}
* {{desc|ru|аш|bor=1}}
* → Vietnamese: {{vi-l|hát}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

==Galician==

===Verb===
{{head|gl|verb form}}

# {{gl-verb form of|achar}}

==Middle English==

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|enm|ang|eċe}}, {{m|ang|ace}}, {{m|ang|æċe}}, from {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*aki}}, from {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*akiz}}. Some forms are remodelled on {{m|enm|aken}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alter|enm|ake|eche}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|enm|/ˈaːk(ə)/|/ˈaːt͡ʃ(ə)/|/ˈat͡ʃ(ə)/|/ˈɛːt͡ʃ(ə)/|/ˈɛt͡ʃ(ə)/}}

====Noun====
{{enm-noun|aches}}

# {{senseid|enm|ache}} [[aching|Aching]]; long-lasting hurting or injury.

=====Related terms=====
* {{l|enm|aken}}
* {{l|enm|loveache}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|en|ache}}
* {{desc|sco|ake}}

=====References=====
* {{R:MED Online|entry=āche|pos=n.(1)|id=MED348 |accessdate=2018-06-12}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{bor|enm|fro|ache}}, from {{der|enm|la|apium}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|enm|/ˈat͡ʃ(ə)/|/ˈaːt͡ʃ(ə)/}}

====Noun====
{{enm-noun|aches}}

# {{senseid|enm|celery}} A plant of the genus {{taxfmt|Apium|genus}}, especially celery.

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|en|ache}}

=====References=====
* {{R:MED Online|entry=āche|pos=n.(2)|id=MED349 |accessdate=2018-06-12}}

{{C|enm|Pain|Plants|Vegetables}}

==Norman==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|nrf|fro|ache}}, from {{inh|nrf|la|apium|t=parsley, celery}}.

===Noun===
{{nrf-noun|f|pl=-}}

# {{lb|nrf|Jersey}} wild [[celery]]
#: {{syn|nrf|céléri sauvage}}
#* {{quote-book|1=nrf |year=1903 |author=Edgar MacCulloch |title=Guernsey Folk Lore |chapter=Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc. |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924029911710/page/523/mode/1up?view=theater |page=523 |text=Vert coume '''ache'''. |t=As green as '''smallage'''.}}

{{topics|nrf|Plants}}

==Portuguese==

===Pronunciation===
{{pt-IPA}}
* {{rhymes|pt|aʃi|q1=Brazil|aʃɨ|q2=Portugal|s=2}}
* {{hyphenation|pt|a|che}}

===Verb===
{{head|pt|verb form}}

# {{pt-verb form of|achar}}