pfeifen
German (Berlin)
/ˈpfaɪ̯fən/, /ˈfaɪ̯fən/
verb-strong
Definitions
- (intransitive) to whistle (with one's mouth or a whistle)
- (intransitive) to act as referee
- to be uninterested (in something or someone); to ignore; not to give a damn
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German pfīfen inherited from Old High German phīfōn derived from Latin pīpāre.
Origin
Latin
pīpāre
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- piffero English
- pīpāre Latin
- pīpō Latin
- Backe German
- Backpfeife German
- Backpfeifengesicht German
- Ente German
- Pfeifente German
- Pfeifer German
- Regenpfeifer German
- verpfeifen German
- pifferaio Italian
- pifferata Italian
- piffero Italian
- pifiar Spanish, Castilian
- *pīpaną Proto-Germanic
- alfajfi Esperanto
- fajfi Esperanto
- fajfilo Esperanto
- prifajfi Esperanto
- phīfōn Old High German
- pfīfen Middle High German
- phīfen Middle High German
- pīfer Middle High German
- päifen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- פֿײַפֿן Yiddish
- faifan Cimbrian
- pfife Alemannic German