Pfeife

See also: pfeife

German

Etymology

From Middle High German pfīfe, from Old High German pfīfa, from Proto-West Germanic *pīpā (“flute, pipe”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈp͡faɪ̯fə/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ̯fə/ (most speakers in northern and central Germany)
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Noun

Pfeife f (genitive Pfeife, plural Pfeifen, diminutive Pfeifchen n)

  1. whistle
  2. pipe (for smoking)

Declension
Declension of Pfeife [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Pfeife die Pfeifen
genitive einer der Pfeife der Pfeifen
dative einer der Pfeife den Pfeifen
accusative eine die Pfeife die Pfeifen

Descendants
  • → English: fife

Further reading
  • “Pfeife” in Duden online
  • “Pfeife” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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