Pfeil
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Pfeil (plural Pfeils)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pfeil is the 12285nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2531 individuals. Pfeil is most common among White (96.21%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pfeil”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German pfīl, from Old High German pfīl, from Proto-West Germanic *pīl, from Latin pīlum (“javelin, throwing spear”). Cognate with German Low German Piel, Dutch pijl (“arrow, dart”), English pile (“column of wood, steel or concrete”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /pfaɪ̯l/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /faɪ̯l/ (northern Germany, central Germany)
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ̯l
Noun edit
Pfeil m (strong, genitive Pfeiles or Pfeils, plural Pfeile)
- arrow (missile)
- arrow (sign)
- (computing) mouse cursor (informally even when not in the form of an arrow)
- Synonyms: Cursor, Mauszeiger
Declension edit
Declension of Pfeil [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
- Bogen m
Further reading edit
- “Pfeil” in Duden online
- “Pfeil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Pfeil”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891