Pfeil
English
editEtymology
editProper noun
editPfeil (plural Pfeils)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pfeil is the 12285nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2531 individuals. Pfeil is most common among White (96.21%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pfeil”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German pfīl, from Old High German pfīl, from Proto-West Germanic *pīl, from Latin pīlum (“javelin, throwing spear”). Cognate with German Low German Piel, Dutch pijl (“arrow, dart”), English pile (“column of wood, steel or concrete”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /pfaɪ̯l/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /faɪ̯l/ (northern and central Germany)
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ̯l
Noun
editPfeil m (strong, genitive Pfeiles or Pfeils, plural Pfeile)
- arrow (missile)
- arrow (sign)
- (computing) mouse cursor (informally even when not in the form of an arrow)
- Synonyms: Cursor, Mauszeiger
Declension
editDeclension of Pfeil [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
editDerived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
edit- Bogen m
Further reading
edit- “Pfeil” in Duden online
- “Pfeil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Pfeil”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
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- German terms derived from Latin
- German 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:German/aɪ̯l
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