peine
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old French peine, from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”). Doublet of pain.
Noun
editpeine (countable and uncountable, plural peines)
- (law) Pain or punishment.
Usage notes
editThis 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”).
Derived terms
editAsturian
editNoun
editpeine m (plural peines)
- Alternative form of peñe
French
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Old French peine, from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”).
Noun
editpeine f (plural peines)
Usage notes
edit- Use douleur for physical pain.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editInherited from Latin paene (“almost”); compare Italian appena, Spanish apenas, Catalan a penes.
Adverb
editpeine
Further reading
edit- “peine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editOld French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ).
Noun
editpeine oblique singular, f (oblique plural peines, nominative singular peine, nominative plural peines)
Synonyms
editDescendants
editSpanish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Old Spanish peyne, from Latin pectinem.
Noun
editpeine m (plural peines)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editEtymology 2
editVerb
editpeine
- inflection of peinar:
Further reading
edit- “peine”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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