woh
See also: Woh
Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwoh/
- Hyphenation: woh
Pronoun
wóh
- that, those (masculine)
See also
Afar demonstrative pronouns
| masculine | feminine | |
|---|---|---|
| proximal to the speaker(s) | áh | táh |
| proximal to the spoken to | amáh | tamáh |
| distal | wóh | tóh |
| very distal | wóttih | |
References
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Balinese
Romanization
woh
- Romanization of ᬯ᭄ᬯᬄ
- Romanization of ᬯᭀᬄ
Javanese
Romanization
woh
- Romanization of ꦮꦺꦴꦃ
Middle English
Noun
woh
- Alternative form of wough
Old English
Alternative forms
- wōg
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wą̄h, from Proto-Germanic *wanhaz. Akin to Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃 (unwāhs, “blameless”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /woːx/
Adjective
wōh
- wrong
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
- Hit is ryht þæt man yfeliġe þā yfelan, and hit is wōh þæt hīe man lǣte unwītnode.
- It is right to hurt evil people, and it is wrong to let them go unpunished.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
- crooked, bent
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
- Sē hæfþ tō miċele nosu and tō wō.
- His nose is too big and too crooked.
- c. 900, Life of St. Guthlac
- Hīe hæfdon wō sċancan.
- They had bowed legs.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
Declension
Declension of wōh — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | wōh | wōh | wōh |
| Accusative | wōne, wōnne | wō | wōh |
| Genitive | wōs | wōre, wōrre | wōs |
| Dative | wōm, wōum | wōre, wōrre | wōm, wōum |
| Instrumental | wō | wōre, wōrre | wō |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | wō | wō | wōh |
| Accusative | wō | wō | wōh |
| Genitive | wōra, wōrra | wōra, wōrra | wōra, wōrra |
| Dative | wōm, wōum | wōm, wōum | wōm, wōum |
| Instrumental | wōm, wōum | wōm, wōum | wōm, wōum |
Declension of wōh — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | wō | wō | wō |
| Accusative | wōn | wōn | wō |
| Genitive | wōn | wōn | wōn |
| Dative | wōn | wōn | wōn |
| Instrumental | wōn | wōn | wōn |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | wōn | wōn | wōn |
| Accusative | wōn | wōn | wōn |
| Genitive | wōra, wōrra, wōna | wōra, wōrra, wōna | wōra, wōrra, wōna |
| Dative | wōm, wōum | wōm, wōum | wōm, wōum |
| Instrumental | wōm, wōum | wōm, wōum | wōm, wōum |
Noun
wōh n
- wrong (something wrong or wrong things collectively)
- riht and wōh
- right and wrong
- c. 897, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
- Sē þonne þe wilnaþ wōh tō dōnne, and wilnaþ þēah þæt þæs ōðre menn swīgiġen, hē þonne biþ him selfum ġewita þæt hē wilnaþ mā þæt hine man lufiġe þonne ryhtwīsnesse.
- Someone who wants to do wrong, but wants others to be silent about it, is their own witness that they want to be loved more than they want justice.
- error or an error; a mistake
- c. 995, Ælfric, Ælfric's Preface to Grammar
- Miċel yfel dēþ sē unwrītere ġif hē nylle his wōh ġeryhtan.
- The bad writer does a lot of harm if he refuses to correct his mistakes.
- c. 995, Ælfric, Ælfric's Preface to Grammar
Declension
Declension of woh (neuter a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wōh | wōh |
| accusative | wōh | wōh |
| genitive | wōs | wōna |
| dative | wō | wōm |
Descendants
- Middle English: wough, wouȝh
- English: wough
Vilamovian
Etymology
From Old High German wehha, wohha, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg-, *weyk- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”). Compare German Woche, English week, West Frisian wike, Danish uge.
Noun
woh f (plural woha)
- week