Weh

See also: weh

Bavarian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /veː/
• Hyphenation: Weh

Noun

Weh m (plural Weh or Wehs)

1. (Austria, Vienna) loser, good-for-nothing

   Synonyms: Flåschn, Haubntaucher, Niatn, Trenzer, Versåger

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /veː/
• Rhymes: -eː

• Audio:

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• Homophone: W

Noun

Weh n (strong, genitive Wehes or Wehs, plural Wehe)

1. psychological suffering; misery, woe
2. (less commonly) physical suffering, pain

Declension

Declension of Weh [neuter, strong]

	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 rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

• Abschiedsweh
• Bauchweh
• Fernweh
• Fußweh
• Gliederweh
• Halsweh
• Hauptweh
• Heimweh
• Herzweh
• Hüftweh
• Kopfweh
• Kreuzweh
• Leibweh
• Liebesweh
• Luckenweh
• Lückenweh
• Magenweh
• Schädelweh
• Trennungsweh
• Wehweh
• Zahnweh

 

Related terms

• Wehgefühl
• Wehgeschrei
• Wehmut

 

References

• Cassell's German and English Dictionary (1933)

Further reading

• “Weh” in Duden online
• “Weh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /veː/

Noun

Weh n (plural Weh)

1. wound; injury

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Weh, Dutch wee, English woe.

Noun

Weh n

1. soreness, pain