Pfau
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German pāwe, pauwe, from Old High German pfāwo, from Proto-West Germanic *pāwō (“peacock, peafowl”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /pfaʊ̯/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /faʊ̯/ (northern Germany, central Germany)
- Rhymes: -aʊ̯
- Homophone: Vau (nonstandard)
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Noun edit
Pfau m (mixed or strong, genitive Pfaues or Pfaus, plural Pfauen or Pfaue)
- peacock
- (astronomy) the constellation Pavo
Declension edit
Declension of Pfau [masculine, mixed // strong]