Pfeil
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Pfeil.
Proper noun
Pfeil (plural Pfeils)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pfeil”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- flipe
German
Etymology
From 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
- IPA(key): /pfaɪ̯l/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /faɪ̯l/ (northern Germany, central Germany)
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ̯l
Noun
Pfeil 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
Declension of Pfeil [masculine, strong]
| 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
- “Pfeil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Pfeil”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891