Kiefer
English
editProper noun
editKiefer
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editGerman
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom older Kienföhre.
Noun
editKiefer f (genitive Kiefer, plural Kiefern)
Declension
editDeclension of Kiefer [feminine]
Hyponyms
editHyponyms of Kiefer
Meronyms
editMeronyms of Kiefer
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editEtymology 2
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From Middle High German kiver m or n, from Old High German kifer, from Proto-West Germanic *kebr, from Proto-Germanic *kebrą, from the perhaps onomatopoeic Proto-Indo-European root *ǵep- (“to chew, eat”), also the root of Käfer (“beetle”).
Compare the Proto-Indo-European roots *ǵyewh₁- (“to chew”) and *gʰabʰ- (“to seize”).
Noun
editKiefer m or n (strong, genitive Kiefers, plural Kiefer)
Usage notes
editThe noun is masculine or neuter in the vernacular of Austria as well as in Austrian Standard German, and in the vernacular of Bavaria. In German Standard German as well as in the vernacular of the north of the German language area it is always masculine.
Declension
editDeclension of Kiefer [masculine // neuter, strong]
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Kiefer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kiefer (Baum, Holz)” in Duden online
- “Kiefer (Schädelknochen)” in Duden online
- “Kiefer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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