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Pfiff

See also: pfiff

GermanEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /pfɪf/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /fɪf/ (most speakers in northern and central Germany)
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  • Rhymes: -ɪf

NounEdit

Pfiff m (genitive Pfiffs or Pfiffes, plural Pfiffe)

  1. a whistle sound
  2. (informal) particular appeal by some form of artifice
  3. (Bavaria, Austria) a regionally varying liquid measure and form of glass for beer, smaller than the usual measure served

DeclensionEdit

Declension of Pfiff
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pfiff die Pfiffe
genitive eines des Pfiffes,
Pfiffs 		der Pfiffe
dative einem dem Pfiff,
Pfiffe1		 den Pfiffen
accusative einen den Pfiff die Pfiffe
1Now uncommon, see notes

Related termsEdit

Further readingEdit

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