Pfote
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German pōte. Cognate with Dutch poot. The onset pf- through secondary and inadequate adaptation to the Upper German consonantism. (The expected form of a hypothetical cognate would be *pfoße.)
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈpfoːtə/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈfoːtə/ (northern Germany, central Germany)
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -oːtə
- Hyphenation: Pfo‧te
Noun edit
Pfote f (genitive Pfote, plural Pfoten, diminutive Pfötchen n or Pfötlein n)
- paw (soft foot/hand of a mammal)
- Synonym: Pranke (“a large paw”)
- (informal) hand (of a human)
- Pfoten weg! ― Paws off!
Declension edit
Declension of Pfote [feminine]