wehe

Significat (Anglès)

wehen

  1. (intransitive, weak) to blow (wind, a storm, etc.)
  2. (intransitive, weak) to flutter, to wave (in the wind); to fly (of a flag)

Sinònims

Freqüència

C1
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈveːə/
Etimologia (Anglès)

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.

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