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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

pine.

torment

4 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpʰiːnə]

  1. torment

    common-gender

  2. ache

    common-gender · in-compounds
Where this word comes from

Via Old Saxon pīna from Medieval Latin pēna (“punishment in hell”), from Latin poena (“punishment”), a loan from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”).

verb[ˈpʰiːnə]

  1. torment

  2. torture

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German pīnen, derived from the noun.

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