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)
- (Moselle Franconian) stovepipe
- (Moselle Franconian) pipe (smoking implement)
- (Moselle Franconian) flute
Synonyms
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʰaɪ̯f/
Noun
Peif f (plural Peife)
- pipe (smoking implement)
Further reading
- Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Peif”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 123
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Cf. German Pfeife, Central Franconian Peif.
Noun
Peif f (plural Peife, diminutive Peifli)