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peine

/pˈin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
peine
IPA
/pˈin/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pain or punishment.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname.

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

peines (plural)

Phrases

peine forte et dure

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce peine?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈin/.
What does peine mean?
Pain or punishment.
Where does peine come from?
From Old French peine, from Latin poena, from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”). Doublet of pain.

How to pronounce peine

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