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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈveːə/
- Hyphenation: We‧he
Etymology 1
From weh + -e.
Noun
Wehe f (genitive Wehe, plural Wehen)
- (medicine, chiefly in the plural) labour pain, contraction
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of Weh.
Noun
Wehe n (strong, genitive Wehes, no plural)
- (archaic) Alternative form of Weh (“pain”)
- Synonym: Schmerz
- Wohl und Wehe ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Declension
Etymology 3
From wehen (“to blow”) + -e.
Noun
Wehe f (genitive Wehe, plural Wehen)
- (rare) drift (a mass of matter which has been driven together by wind)
- Synonym: Verwehung
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Etymology 4
Noun
Wehe n
- nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Weh
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