Pfeil

German

Etymology

From Old High German pfīl, from Latin pīlum (“javelin, throwing spear”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pfaɪ̯l/ (standard)
IPA^(key): /faɪ̯l/ (colloquial, most speakers in northern and central Germany)
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -aɪ̯l

Noun

Pfeil m (genitive Pfeils or Pfeiles, plural Pfeile)

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Declension

Declension of Pfeil

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pfeil	die	Pfeile
genitive	eines	des	Pfeiles, Pfeils	der	Pfeile
dative	einem	dem	Pfeil, Pfeile¹	den	Pfeilen
accusative	einen	den	Pfeil	die	Pfeile

¹Now uncommon, see notes

See also

Bogen m

Further reading

Pfeil in Duden online

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