wehe

Meaning

Intj

1. woe; don't you dare (threatening exclamation)
2. (alt-of, alternative, archaic) alternative form of weh (exclamation of pain)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, present, singular) inflection of wehen:
2. (form-of, imperative, singular) inflection of wehen:
3. (first-person, form-of, singular, subjunctive-i, third-person) inflection of wehen:

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)

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Concepts

woe

Synonyms

weh

Translations

wee

ach

hélas

malheur

malheureux

☹️

aman

heu

hei

ay

aïe

penas

douloureux

Pronounced as (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.