Pfriem

German

Alternative forms

Pfriemen, Pfrieme (regional)

Etymology

From Middle High German pfrieme, from Proto-Germanic *preumaz (compare Low German Preem, Dutch priem), alteration of *preunaz, from Proto-Indo-European *brewn- (compare Lithuanian briaunà ‘edge’, Albanian brez ‘belt, girdle’).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pfʁiːm/ (standard)
IPA^(key): /fʁiːm/ (most northern and central German speakers)
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Noun

Pfriem m (genitive Pfriems, plural Pfrieme)

bodkin, awl

Synonyms

Ahle