peine

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See also: Peine, peiné, péine, and -péine

English

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Etymology

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From Old French peine, from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, penalty, fine, bloodmoney). Doublet of pain.

Noun

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peine (countable and uncountable, plural peines)

  1. (law) Pain or punishment.

Usage notes

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This is only used in common law legal contexts, as part of Law French, most often in the phrase peine forte et dure (strong and hard pain).

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Asturian

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Noun

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peine m (plural peines)

  1. Alternative form of peñe

French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɛn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old French peine, from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, penalty, fine, bloodmoney).

Noun

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peine f (plural peines)

  1. punishment
  2. psychological pain, sorrow
  3. effort, trouble
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Latin paene (almost); compare Italian appena, Spanish apenas, Catalan a penes.

Adverb

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peine

  1. barely, hardly; used only in the phrase à peine

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Anagrams

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ).

Noun

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peine oblique singularf (oblique plural peines, nominative singular peine, nominative plural peines)

  1. pain; suffering

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • French: peine
  • English: pain

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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A typical plastic comb

Inherited from Old Spanish peyne, from Latin pectinem.

Noun

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peine m (plural peines)

  1. comb
    Synonyms: peineta, peinilla
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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peine

  1. inflection of peinar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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