Pfeil
German
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German pfīl, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pīlum (“javelin, throwing spear”). Cognate with English pile (“column of wood, steel or concrete”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pfaɪ̯l/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- IPA(key): /faɪ̯l/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "northern and central Germany" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ̯l
Noun
Pfeil m (genitive Pfeiles, plural Pfeile)
- arrow (missile)
- arrow (sign)
- (computing) mouse cursor (informally even when not in the form of an arrow)
Declension
Synonyms
- (cursor): Cursor, Mauszeiger
See also
- Bogen m
Further reading
- “Pfeil” in Duden online