Feminine

Pfeife

Meaning

  1. (feminine) whistle
  2. (feminine) pipe (for smoking)

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

pfyffe

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

biirspfyffe

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈp͡faɪ̯fə/
Etymology

In summary

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

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