Pfad

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German pfat, from Old High German pfad, from Proto-West Germanic *paþ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pfaːt/ (standard)
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IPA^(key): /faːt/ (northern Germany, central Germany)
Rhymes: -aːt
Homophones: fad, fahrt, Fahrt (some speakers)

Noun

Pfad m (strong, genitive Pfades or Pfads, plural Pfade, diminutive Pfädchen n)

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Declension

Declension of Pfad

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pfad	die	Pfade
genitive	eines	des	Pfades, Pfads	der	Pfade
dative	einem	dem	Pfad, Pfade¹	den	Pfaden
accusative	einen	den	Pfad	die	Pfade

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Related terms

Pädken

Further reading

“Pfad” in Duden online
“Pfad” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Pfad” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Pfad” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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