Pfau

German

Etymology

From Middle High German pāwe, pauwe, from Old High German pfāwo, from Proto-West Germanic *pāwō (“peacock, peafowl”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pfaʊ̯/ (standard)
IPA^(key): /faʊ̯/ (northern and central Germany)
Rhymes: -aʊ̯
Homophone: Vau (nonstandard)
Audio: (file)

Noun

Pfau m (mixed or strong, genitive Pfaues or Pfaus, plural Pfauen or Pfaue)

peacock
(astronomy) the constellation Pavo

Declension

Declension of Pfau [masculine, mixed // strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pfau	die	Pfauen, Pfaue
genitive	eines	des	Pfaues, Pfaus	der	Pfauen, Pfaue
dative	einem	dem	Pfau, Pfaue¹	den	Pfauen
accusative	einen	den	Pfau	die	Pfauen, Pfaue

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

“Pfau” in Duden online
“Pfau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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