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Pfote
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German
Etymology
From de gml - nds-de pōte. Cognate with nl poot. The onset pf- through secondary and inadequate adaptation to the Upper German consonantism. (The expected form of a hypothetical cognate would be *pfoße.)
Pronunciation
de /ˈpfoːtə/ standard
de /ˈfoːtə/ northern and central Germany
de De-Pfote.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de oːtə
de Pfo te
Noun
f ^chen,^lein,erl
paw soft foot/hand of a mammal
de Pranke a large paw
de informal hand (of a human)
de Pfoten weg! Paws off!
Declension
f
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