pif

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See also: PIF

French

Etymology

Possibly onomatopoeic.[1] Compare however Central Franconian Pief, Peif (“stovepipe; flute”), akin to Dutch pijp, German Pfeife.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pif/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

pif m (plural pifs)

  1. (slang) conk, hooter, schnozzle (nose, especially if large)
    Synonyms: blair, tarin
    un gros pif ― a big conk
  2. (figurative) nose, intuition
    Synonyms: flair, nez
    avoir du pif ― to have flair, to be intuitive

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “pif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Spanish

Interjection

pif

  1. Synonym of paf

Volapük

Noun

pif (uncountable pifs)

  1. (anatomy) bone marrow

Declension

declension of pif
singular
nominative pif
genitive pifa
dative pife
accusative pifi
vocative 1 o pif!
predicative 2 pifu
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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