Peif

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Pief (Ripuarian; does not mean “flute”)

Etymology

From Old High German *pīfa, northern variant of phīfa, from Vulgar Latin *pīpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pei̯f/

Noun

Peif f (plural Peife, diminutive Peifche)

1. (Moselle Franconian) stovepipe
2. (Moselle Franconian) pipe (smoking implement)
3. (Moselle Franconian) flute

Synonyms

• (flute): Flät, Fleet (Ripuarian: Fleut, Flöt)

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰaɪ̯f/

Noun

Peif f (nominative plural Peife)

1. pipe (smoking implement)

Declension

Declension of Peif

	singular		plural
	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative/accusative	die	Peif	die	Peife
dative	där/de	Peif	den/de	Peife

Further reading

• Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Peif”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 123

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Cf. German Pfeife, Central Franconian Peif.

Noun

Peif f (plural Peife, diminutive Peifli)

1. pipe