pif

See also: PIF

French

Etymology

Possibly onomatopoeic. Compare however Central Franconian Pief, Peif (“stovepipe; flute”), akin to Dutch pijp, German Pfeife.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pif/

• Audio:

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Noun

pif m (plural pifs)

1. (slang) conk, hooter, schnozzle (nose, especially if large)

   Synonyms: blair, tarin

   un gros pif ― a big conk

2. (figurative) nose, intuition

   Synonyms: flair, nez

   avoir du pif ― to have flair, to be intuitive

Derived terms

• au pif
• piffard
• piffer
• pifomètre

 

Spanish

Interjection

pif

1. Synonym of paf

Volapük

Noun

pif (uncountable pifs)

1. (anatomy) bone marrow

Declension

declension of pif

	singular
nominative	pif
genitive	pifa
dative	pife
accusative	pifi
vocative 1	o pif!
predicative 2	pifu

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only