Pfote
Meaning
- (feminine) paw (soft foot/hand of a mammal)
- (feminine,informal) hand (of a human)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Pfo‧te
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpfoːtə/
Etymology
From Middle Low German pōte. Cognate with Dutch poot. The onset pf- through secondary and inadequate adaptation to the Upper German consonantism. (The expected form of a hypothetical cognate would be *pfoße.)
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