Feminine
Pfote
Meaning
- (feminine) paw (soft foot/hand of a mammal)
- (feminine,informal) hand (of a human)
Concepts
Synonyms
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
doope
Basel-Landschaft
gloope
Basel-Landschaft
pfoote
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Hyphenated as
Pfo‧te
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpfoːtə/
Etymology
In summary
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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