Peif

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • Pief (Ripuarian; does not mean “flute”)

Etymology

From Old High German *pīfa, northern variant of phīfa, from Vulgar Latin *pīpa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pei̯f/

Noun

Peif f (plural Peife, diminutive Peifche)

  1. (Moselle Franconian) stovepipe
  2. (Moselle Franconian) pipe (smoking implement)
  3. (Moselle Franconian) flute

Synonyms

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰaɪ̯f/

Noun

Peif f (plural Peife)

  1. pipe (smoking implement)

Further reading

  • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Peif”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 123

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Cf. German Pfeife, Central Franconian Peif.

Noun

Peif f (plural Peife, diminutive Peifli)

  1. pipe
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