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fife

/ˈfaɪf/FYF
/ˈfaɪf/FYF

Meaningto chirp

Common meaning: a small high flute

Journey through time

  1. Latinpipare‘to chirp’source
  2. Old High Germanmeaning shiftsto chirp → a pipepfifa‘a pipe’source
  3. Frenchfifresource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa pipe → a small high flutefife‘a small high flute’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin pipare ‘to chirp’.

Roots

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