Pfau

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German pāwe, pauwe, from Old High German pfāwo, from Proto-West Germanic *pāwō (“peacock, peafowl”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pfaʊ̯/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /faʊ̯/ (northern Germany, central Germany)
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯
  • Homophone: Vau (nonstandard)
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

Pfau m (mixed or strong, genitive Pfaues or Pfaus, plural Pfauen or Pfaue)

  1. peacock
  2. (astronomy) the constellation Pavo

Declension[edit]

Declension of Pfau [masculine, mixed // strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pfau die Pfauen, Pfaue
genitive eines des Pfaues, Pfaus der Pfauen, Pfaue
dative einem dem Pfau, Pfaue1 den Pfauen
accusative einen den Pfau die Pfauen, Pfaue

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading[edit]

  • “Pfau” in Duden online
  • “Pfau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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