Pfeife

See also: pfeife

German

Etymology

From Middle High German pfīfe, from Old High German pfīfa, from Proto-West Germanic *pīpā (“flute, pipe”).

Pronunciation

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

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

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

1. whistle
2. pipe (for smoking)

Declension

Declension of Pfeife [feminine]

	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

Descendants

• → English: fife

Further reading

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