Päif
Lëtzebuergesch
- English
- whistle; pipe [tobacco pipe]; pipe [organ pipe]; stovepipe; duffer
- Français
- sifflet [instrument]; pipe [à tabac]; tuyau [d'orgue]; tuyau [de poêle]; nullard(e)
- Deutsch
- Pfeife [Instrument]; Pfeife [Tabakspfeife]; Pfeife [Orgelpfeife]; Pfeife [Ofenpfeife]; Pfeife [Nichtskönner(in)]
- Type
- SUBST F
- Plural
- Päifen
- Synonym
- Null; Uergelpäif
Pronunciation (IPA)
[pæːɪf]
Meanings and translations
Meaning 1
- Deutsch
- Pfeife (Instrument)
- Français
- sifflet (instrument)
- English
- whistle
- Português
- apito (instrumento)
- Nederlands
- fluit (instrument)
Meaning 2
- Deutsch
- Pfeife (Tabakspfeife)
- Français
- pipe (à tabac)
- English
- pipe (tobacco pipe)
- Português
- cachimbo (de tabaco)
- Nederlands
- pijp (tabakspijp)
Meaning 3
- Deutsch
- Pfeife (Orgelpfeife)
- Français
- tuyau (d'orgue)
- English
- pipe (organ pipe)
- Português
- tubo (de órgão)
- Nederlands
- pijp (van een orgel)
Synonyms
Uergelpäif
Meaning 4
- Deutsch
- Pfeife (Ofenpfeife)
- Français
- tuyau (de poêle)
- English
- stovepipe
- Português
- tubo (de fogão)
- Nederlands
- kachelpijp
Meaning 5
colloquial pejorative
- Deutsch
- Pfeife; Null
- Français
- nullard(e)
- English
- dunce; duffer; loser
- Português
- nulidade; zero à esquerda; aselha
- Nederlands
- sukkel; prutser
Synonyms
Kakuett · Null
Spelling variants
Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.
Example sentences
dem Polizist seng Päif war net ze iwwerhéieren
Meaning 1: whistle
mir mussen no senger Päif danzen
colloquial
Meaning 1: whistle
de Pätter klappt seng Päif aus
Meaning 2: pipe
et ass eng Konscht, eng Päif richteg unzefëmmen
Meaning 2: pipe
dës Uergel huet eng honnert Päifen
Meaning 3: pipe
et gëtt Zäit, datt de Papp d'Päif vun der Kachmaschinn botzt
Meaning 4: stovepipe
déi Sue sinn d'Päif aus!
colloquial
Meaning 4: stovepipe
den Abriecher war schonn duerch d'Päif , wéi d'Police koum
colloquial
Meaning 4: stovepipe
ech sinn eng Päif am Latäin
colloquialpejorative
Meaning 5: dunce; duffer; loser
elo huet déi Päif jo net de Ball laanscht deen eidele Gol geschoss!
colloquialpejorative
Meaning 5: dunce; duffer; loser
Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0
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