fife en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈfaɪf/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From German Pfeife (“whistle, smoking pipe”). Doublet of pipe.
Meanings
- A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fifes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
fife major · fifer · fife-rail
Translations (34)
ca pifre (small shrill pipe) · de Pfeife (small shrill pipe) · it fiffaro (small shrill pipe) · ja 横笛 (small shrill pipe) · es pífano (small shrill pipe) · ast pínfanu (small shrill pipe) · gl pífaro (small shrill pipe) · cmn 橫笛 /横笛 (small shrill pipe) · br pif (small shrill pipe) · cy pib feinlais (small shrill pipe) · tl tipano (small shrill pipe) · gl pínfano (small shrill pipe) · cmn 龠 (small shrill pipe) · pt pífaro (small shrill pipe) · bg пикола (small shrill pipe) · de Schwegel (small shrill pipe) · fr fifre (small shrill pipe) · pt pífano (small shrill pipe) · cy cadbib (small shrill pipe) · it piffero (small shrill pipe) · hy թութակ (small shrill pipe) · da marchfløjte (small shrill pipe) · cy chwibanogl (small shrill pipe) · nrf pifre (small shrill pipe) · sv fältpipa (small shrill pipe) · tr fifre (small shrill pipe) · cy ffeiff (small shrill pipe) · pt pife (small shrill pipe) · fi fife (small shrill pipe) · ga fíf (small shrill pipe) · oc pifre (small shrill pipe) · ru ду́дка (small shrill pipe) · io fifro (small shrill pipe) · kk сыбызғы (small shrill pipe)