Pein
German
Etymology
From Middle High German pīne, from Old High German pīna, from Proto-West Germanic *pīnā (“torment, pain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paɪ̯n/
- Rhymes: -aɪ̯n
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Noun
Pein f (genitive Pein, plural Peinen)
- (literary or religion) torment; agony
- 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Straße”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]:
- Damit ihr seht, daß ich eurer Pein / Will förderlich und dienstlich seyn; / Wollen wir keinen Augenblick verlieren, / Will euch noch heut’ in ihr Zimmer führen
- Now just to prove that I will be / Of helpful service in your agony, / We'll lose no moment in delay. / I'll lead you to her room this very day.
- 1851, Heinrich Heine, “Disputation”, in Romanzero, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
- Er erzählte: wie der Herr / Vor den Schergen des Herodes / Nach Ägypten floh, und später / Litt die herbe Pein des Todes
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- (archaic or dialectal) pain
- Synonym: Schmerz
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Further reading
- “Pein” in Duden online
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʰaɪ̯n/
Further reading
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