"wehe" meaning in German

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈveːə/
Etymology: Variant of weh, which see. The usual distinction between the two forms was first noted by Adelung. While the Deutsches Wörterbuch (1955) considered this distinction “untenable”, it is in fact a linguistic reality, albeit with occasional exceptions. Etymology templates: {{m|de|weh}} weh Head templates: {{head|de|interjection}} wehe
  1. woe to; don't you dare (threatening exclamation) Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-wehe-de-intj-HAnK9eir
  2. (archaic) Alternative form of weh (exclamation of pain) Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic, with-dative Alternative form of: weh (extra: exclamation of pain)
    Sense id: en-wehe-de-intj-jY-mnl9E
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: weh, weh' (english: chiefly colloquial or poetic)
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈveːə/
Head templates: {{head|de|verb form}} wehe
  1. inflection of wehen: Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular Form of: wehen
    Sense id: en-wehe-de-verb-t2NqjBbP Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 8 3 37 26 26
  2. inflection of wehen: Tags: form-of, imperative, singular Form of: wehen
    Sense id: en-wehe-de-verb-rfgFgX59
  3. inflection of wehen: Tags: first-person, form-of, singular, subjunctive-i, third-person Form of: wehen
    Sense id: en-wehe-de-verb-OnpnFM~0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for wehe meaning in German (3.1kB)

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