woh

See also: Woh

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwoh/ [ˈwɔh]
• Hyphenation: woh

Pronoun

wóh

1. 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)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Balinese

Romanization

woh

1. Romanization of ᬯ᭄ᬯᬄ
2. Romanization of ᬯᭀᬄ

Javanese

Romanization

woh

1. Romanization of ꦮꦺꦴꦃ

Middle English

Noun

woh

1. 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

1. 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.

2. 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.

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

1. 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.

2. 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.

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)

1. week