pibe
See also: píbe
Danish
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German pīpe, from Medieval Latin pipa (“pipe, flute”), derived from Latin pīpō (“to pip, peep”). Cognate with late Old Norse pípa, German Pfeife, English pipe, and French pipe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpʰiːb̥ə]
Audio (file)
Noun
pibe c (singular definite piben, plural indefinite piber)
- pipe (for smoking)
Declension
Declension of pibe
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | pibe | piben | piber | piberne |
| genitive | pibes | pibens | pibers | pibernes |
References
- “pibe,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German pīpen, from Latin pīpō (“to pip, peep”). Cognate with German pfeifen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpʰiːb̥ə], [ˈpʰiːʊ]
Verb
pibe (imperative pib, infinitive at pibe, present tense piber, past tense peb, perfect tense har pebet)
- squeak
- whistle
- whine
References
- “pibe,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Spanish
Etymology
From Portuguese pivete (literally “joss stick”), from Catalan pevet. Compare the Genoese pivetto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpibe/ [ˈpi.β̞e]
- Rhymes: -ibe
- Syllabification: pi‧be
Noun
pibe m (plural pibes, feminine piba, feminine plural pibas)
- (Argentina, Uruguay, Spain, colloquial) kid, young person
- (Argentina, Uruguay, colloquial) boyfriend
Further reading
- “pibe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014