peine
English
Etymology
From Old French peine, from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”). Doublet of pain.
Usage notes
This is only used in common law legal contexts, as part of Law French, most often in the phrase peine forte et dure (“strong and hard pain”).
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛn/
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Etymology 1
From Old French peine, from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”).
Derived terms
Further reading
- “peine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French
Etymology
From Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ).
Synonyms
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish peyne, from Latin pecten, pectinem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpeine/, [ˈpei̯ne]
Synonyms
- peinilla f
Verb
peine
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