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Peif
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Central Franconian
Alternative forms
gmw-cfr Pief Ripuarian; does not mean “flute”
Etymology
From gmw-cfr goh *pīfa, northern variant of goh phīfa, from gmw-cfr la-vul *pīpa.
Pronunciation
gmw-cfr /pei̯f/
Noun
gmw-cfr noun f plural Peife diminutive Peifche
gmw-cfr Moselle Franconian stovepipe
gmw-cfr Moselle Franconian en pipe smoking implement
gmw-cfr Moselle Franconian flute
Synonyms
flute gmw-cfr Flät, gmw-cfr Fleet (Ripuarian: gmw-cfr Fleut, gmw-cfr Flöt)
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Noun
f Peife
pipe smoking implement
Further reading
123
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Cf. de Pfeife, gmw-cfr Peif.
Noun
pdc noun f plural Peife diminutive Peifli
en pipe