weinen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German weinen, from Old High German weinōn (to cry, lament, cry woe), from Proto-Germanic *wainōną (to cry, weep), from Proto-Indo-European *wáy (woe). Related with Weh, English woe, which see. Cognate with Dutch wenen (to weep, to cry), Old English wānian (to complain, lament).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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weinen (weak, third-person singular present weint, past tense weinte, past participle geweint, auxiliary haben)

  1. to weep, cry
    Synonyms: flennen; greinen; heulen; (regional) kreischen; wimmern

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • weinen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • weinen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • weinen” in Duden online
  • weinen” in OpenThesaurus.de

West Frisian

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Noun

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weinen

  1. plural of wein