Pfiff

See also: pfiff

German

Etymology

See the verb pfeifen (“to whistle”)

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

Noun

Pfiff m (strong, genitive Pfiffes or Pfiffs, plural Pfiffe, diminutive Pfiffchen n)

  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

Declension
Declension of Pfiff [masculine, strong]
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 rare, see notes.

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