Pfote

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpfoːtə/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 348: 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): /ˈfoːtə/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 348: 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.
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  • Rhymes: -oːtə
  • Hyphenation: Pfo‧te

Noun

Pfote f (genitive Pfote, plural Pfoten, diminutive Pfötchen n or Pfötlein n)

  1. paw (soft foot/hand of a mammal)
  2. (informal) hand (of a human)

Declension

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Further reading

  • Pfote” in Duden online