weh
See also: Weh
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
weh (plural wehs)
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
weh
- Alternative form of wah
- 1864, Flora Dawson, Princes, Public Men, and Pretty Women: Episodes in Real Life:
- oh weh ! oh weh ! " — Sweetest mother, you have the illness ; oh weh ! oh weh ! It was so
- 1910, Katherine Mansfield, The Child-Who_Was-Tired:
- "Oh, weh! oh, weh!" The Child-Who-Was-Tired pushed and pulled them apart, muffled them into their coats, and drove them out of the house.
- 1992, Ewa Kuryluk, Century 21, →ISBN, page 307:
- Perhaps it's in Lausanne, at the shore of Lake Leman, and in the widow's arms that Wolf wrote Oh weh! Perhaps she whispered it into his ear, when they first slept together, or when he parted from her. Perhaps it was her oh weh! he could never forget.
- 2008, Bluedan, Resume, →ISBN, page 7:
- I tell you that it's true compassion, baby, oh weh.
- 2012, Regina F. Bendix, Galit Hasan-Rokem, A Companion to Folklore, →ISBN, page 90:
- "Kill one village, But leave another. Kill one village, But leave another. On the lake: weh weh weh weh weh.
- 2017, Frank Hamilton Cushing, Zuñi Folk Tales:
- At last one night the Master of Sorcerers in secret places raised his voice and cried: “Weh-h-h-h! Weh-h-h-h-h-h!”
Anagrams edit
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German wē, from Old High German wē, from Proto-West Germanic *wai.
Compare Latin vae, Dutch wee, English woe, Danish ve, Swedish ve, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (wai).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
weh (strong nominative masculine singular weher, comparative weher, superlative am wehsten or am wehesten)
- sore, painful
- einen wehen Zeh haben ― to have a sore toe
- ein wehes Bein haben ― to have a sore leg
- Ihr ist ganz weh zumute. ― She feels very painful.
- Ihm wurde ganz weh ums Herz. ― His heart ached.
Declension edit
Positive forms of weh
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist weh | sie ist weh | es ist weh | sie sind weh | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | weher | wehe | wehes | wehe |
| genitive | wehen | weher | wehen | weher | |
| dative | wehem | weher | wehem | wehen | |
| accusative | wehen | wehe | wehes | wehe | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der wehe | die wehe | das wehe | die wehen |
| genitive | des wehen | der wehen | des wehen | der wehen | |
| dative | dem wehen | der wehen | dem wehen | den wehen | |
| accusative | den wehen | die wehe | das wehe | die wehen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein weher | eine wehe | ein wehes | (keine) wehen |
| genitive | eines wehen | einer wehen | eines wehen | (keiner) wehen | |
| dative | einem wehen | einer wehen | einem wehen | (keinen) wehen | |
| accusative | einen wehen | eine wehe | ein wehes | (keine) wehen | |
Comparative forms of weh
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist weher | sie ist weher | es ist weher | sie sind weher | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | weherer | wehere | weheres | wehere |
| genitive | weheren | weherer | weheren | weherer | |
| dative | weherem | weherer | weherem | weheren | |
| accusative | weheren | wehere | weheres | wehere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der wehere | die wehere | das wehere | die weheren |
| genitive | des weheren | der weheren | des weheren | der weheren | |
| dative | dem weheren | der weheren | dem weheren | den weheren | |
| accusative | den weheren | die wehere | das wehere | die weheren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein weherer | eine wehere | ein weheres | (keine) weheren |
| genitive | eines weheren | einer weheren | eines weheren | (keiner) weheren | |
| dative | einem weheren | einer weheren | einem weheren | (keinen) weheren | |
| accusative | einen weheren | eine wehere | ein weheres | (keine) weheren | |
Superlative forms of weh
Interjection edit
weh
- alas! woe!
- Freunde sind gut, aber wehe dem, der ihrer bedarf in der Not. ― Friends are good, but woe to anyone who needs them in times of need.
Related terms edit
References edit
- Cassell's German and English Dictionary (1933)
Old Javanese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Root edit
weh
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Particle edit
weh
- an emphatic particle
Alternative forms edit
Further reading edit
- "weh" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
weh
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈwe(ː)/, [ˈwɛ(ː)]
- Rhymes: -e(ː)
Etymology 1 edit
Compare nge / ngek / nye / nyek. See also Hokkien 諧／谐 (ôe, “to persuade; to advise; to harmonize”) as in 諧煞／谐煞 (ôe-soah, “to mediate; to conciliate; to reconcile”).
Interjection edit
weh? (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒ)
- (slang) Expression of disbelief or skepticism: oh really
- Synonym: ows
- Weh, di nga?
- Oh really, no?
Etymology 2 edit
Interjection edit
weh (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒ) (dialectal, chiefly Bulacan)
- Alternative spelling of e