Weh

See also: weh

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *wai, whence also Old English wā (English woe), Old Norse vei.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /veː/
Audio (file)
Homophone: W
Rhymes: -eː

Noun

Weh n (genitive Wehes or Wehs, plural Wehe)

psychological suffering; misery, woe
(less commonly) physical suffering, pain

Declension

Declension of Weh

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Weh	die	Wehe
genitive	eines	des	Wehes, Wehs	der	Wehe
dative	einem	dem	Weh, Wehe¹	den	Wehen
accusative	ein	das	Weh	die	Wehe

¹Now uncommon, see notes

References

Cassell's German and English Dictionary (1933)

Further reading

Weh in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Weh, Dutch wee, English woe.

Noun

Weh n

soreness, pain

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