"Pfau" meaning in German

See Pfau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pfaʊ̯/ [standard], /faʊ̯/ (note: northern and central Germany) Audio: De-Pfau.ogg
Rhymes: -aʊ̯ Etymology: From Middle High German pāwe, pauwe, from Old High German pfāwo, from Proto-West Germanic *pāwō (“peacock, peafowl”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|la|grc|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|pāwe}} Middle High German pāwe, {{inh|de|goh|pfāwo}} Old High German pfāwo, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*pāwō|t=peacock, peafowl}} Proto-West Germanic *pāwō (“peacock, peafowl”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,en:e}} Pfau m (mixed or strong, genitive Pfaues or Pfaus, plural Pfauen or Pfaue) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,en:e}} Forms: Pfaues [genitive], Pfaus [genitive], Pfauen [plural], Pfaue [plural], strong [table-tags], Pfau [nominative, singular], Pfauen [definite, nominative, plural], Pfaue [definite, nominative, plural], Pfaues [genitive, singular], Pfaus [genitive, singular], Pfauen [definite, genitive, plural], Pfaue [definite, genitive, plural], Pfau [dative, singular], Pfaue [dative, singular], Pfauen [dative, definite, plural], Pfau [accusative, singular], Pfauen [accusative, definite, plural], Pfaue [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. peacock Tags: masculine, mixed, strong
    Sense id: en-Pfau-de-noun-oJXHcT4z
  2. (astronomy) the constellation Pavo Tags: masculine, mixed, strong Categories (topical): Constellations
    Sense id: en-Pfau-de-noun-VcC2fZwx Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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