Harfe

See also: harfe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German harpfe, from Old High German harfa, from Proto-West Germanic *harpā, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ. Akin to Bavarian Harpfn, Old Saxon harpa, Dutch harp, English harp, Danish harpe. Doublet of Harpfe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈharfə/, [ˈhaʁfə], [ˈhaɐ̯fə], [ˈhaːfə]

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Noun

Harfe f (genitive Harfe, plural Harfen)

1. (music) harp

Declension

Declension of Harfe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Harfe	die	Harfen
genitive	einer	der	Harfe	der	Harfen
dative	einer	der	Harfe	den	Harfen
accusative	eine	die	Harfe	die	Harfen

Derived terms

• harfen
• harfenartig
• Harfenist
• Harfenspieler
• Äolsharfe
• Doppelpedalharfe
• Einfachpedalharfe
• Glasharfe
• Hakenharfe
• Klavierharfe (“claviharp”)
• Pedalharfe
• Spitzharfe
• Volksharfe
• Windharfe

Further reading

• “Harfe” in Duden online
• “Harfe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Harfe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Harfe

1. plural of Harf