Firstpfette
German
Etymology
From First (“ridge”) + Pfette (“purlin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɪʁstˌpfɛtə/
- Hyphenation: First‧pfet‧te
Noun
Firstpfette f (genitive Firstpfette, plural Firstpfetten)
- (construction) ridge purlin, ridge beam
- Synonym: Firstbalken
Declension
Declension of Firstpfette [feminine]
Hypernyms
Holonyms
- Dachfirst
- Dachstuhl
Coordinate terms
- Mittelpfette
- Fußpfette
Further reading
- “Firstpfette”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
- “Firstpfette” in Duden online