Pein

See also: pein and péin

German

Etymology

From Middle High German pīne, from Old High German pīna, from Latin poena.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paɪ̯n/
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Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Noun

Pein f (genitive Pein, plural Peinen)

(literary or religion) torment; agony
(archaic or dialectal) pain

Declension

Declension of Pein

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Pein	die	Peinen
genitive	einer	der	Pein	der	Peinen
dative	einer	der	Pein	den	Peinen
accusative	eine	die	Pein	die	Peinen

Synonyms

(torment): Leid; Peinigung; Qual
(pain): Schmerz

Derived terms

Related terms

pingelig

Further reading

Pein in Duden online

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