Piefke

German

Etymology

From the Prussian composer of military music Johann Gottfried Piefke.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Piefke m (strong, genitive Piefke or Piefkes, plural Piefke or Piefkes)

1. (regional, chiefly Northern Germany, offensive) show-off, stuffed shirt
2. (Austria, derogatory, ethnic slur) (Northern) German

Declension

Declension of Piefke [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Piefke	die	Piefke, Piefkes
genitive	eines	des	Piefke, Piefkes	der	Piefke, Piefkes
dative	einem	dem	Piefke	den	Piefken, Piefkes
accusative	einen	den	Piefke	die	Piefke, Piefkes