Old English · noun
pipdream
Normalised pīpdrēam
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈpiːpˌdræ͜ɑːm/
- Syllables
- ˈpiːp · ˌdræ͜ɑːm (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- musical
Meaning
-
the sound of a pipe (musical instrument); pipe music
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pīpdrēam | pīpdrēamas |
| Accusative | pīpdrēam | pīpdrēamas |
| Genitive | pīpdrēames | pīpdrēama |
| Dative | pīpdrēame | pīpdrēamum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From pīpe + drēam.
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