Pfeife

See also: pfeife

German

Etymology

From Old High German pfīfa, from Vulgar Latin *pipa, from Latin pipō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpfaɪ̯fə/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪ̯fə/ (most speakers in northern and central Germany)

• Audio

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Noun

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

1. whistle
2. pipe (for smoking)

Declension

Declension of Pfeife

	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

Further reading

• Pfeife in Duden online