Pfette
German
Etymology
From late Middle High German pfette.
Pronunciation
Noun
Pfette f (genitive Pfette, plural Pfetten)
- (construction) purlin (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
- Synonym: Dachpfette
Declension
Declension of Pfette [feminine]
Holonyms
Hyponyms
- Firstpfette
- Fußpfette
- Mittelpfette
Related terms
- Pfettendach
See also
Further reading
- “Pfette” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Pfette” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Pfette” in Duden online