pibe

See also: píbe

Danish

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German pīpe, from Medieval Latin pipa (“pipe, flute”), derived from Latin pīpō (“to pip, peep”). Cognate with late Old Norse pípa, German Pfeife, English pipe, and French pipe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʰiːb̥ə]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

pibe c (singular definite piben, plural indefinite piber)

1. pipe (for smoking)
2. a fife, pipe (musical instrument)

   Synonym: fløjte

Declension

Declension of pibe

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pibe	piben	piber	piberne
genitive	pibes	pibens	pibers	pibernes

Derived terms

• pibeorgel (“pipe organ”)

References

• “pibe,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German pīpen, from Latin pīpō (“to pip, peep”). Cognate with German pfeifen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʰiːb̥ə], [ˈpʰiːʊ]

Verb

pibe (imperative pib, infinitive at pibe, present tense piber, past tense peb, perfect tense har pebet)

1. squeak
2. whistle
3. whine

References

• “pibe,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese pivete (literally “joss stick”), from Catalan pevet. Compare the Genoese pivetto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpibe/ [ˈpi.β̞e]
• Rhymes: -ibe
• Syllabification: pi‧be

Noun

pibe m (plural pibes, feminine piba, feminine plural pibas)

1. (Argentina, Uruguay, colloquial, slang, in Spain) kid, young person

   Synonyms: guacho, chabón

2. (Argentina, Uruguay, colloquial) boyfriend

Further reading

• “pibe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28