Wehe

See also: wehe

German

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

Etymology 1

From weh +‎ -e.

Noun

Wehe f (genitive Wehe, plural Wehen)

  1. (medicine, chiefly in the plural) labour pain, contraction
Declension
Declension of Wehe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Wehe die Wehen
genitive einer der Wehe der Wehen
dative einer der Wehe den Wehen
accusative eine die Wehe die Wehen
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of Weh.

Noun

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)
Declension
Declension of Wehe [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Wehe
genitive eines des Wehes
dative einem dem Wehe
accusative ein das Wehe

Etymology 3

From wehen (“to blow”) +‎ -e.

Noun

Wehe f (genitive Wehe, plural Wehen)

  1. (rare) drift (a mass of matter which has been driven together by wind)
    Synonym: Verwehung
Declension
Declension of Wehe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Wehe die Wehen
genitive einer der Wehe der Wehen
dative einer der Wehe den Wehen
accusative eine die Wehe die Wehen
Derived terms

Noun

Wehe n

  1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Weh

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