Weh

See also: weh

German

Etymology

From Middle High German we, wach, from Old High German wē, wa, wah, from Proto-Germanic *wai, whence also Old English wā (English woe), Old Norse vei.

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

Noun

Weh n (genitive Wehes or Wehs, plural Wehe)

  1. psychological suffering; misery, woe
  2. (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

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /veː/

Noun

Weh n (plural Weh)

  1. wound; injury

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Weh, Dutch wee, English woe.

Noun

Weh n

  1. soreness, pain
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