English

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Proper noun

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Kiefer

  1. A surname.
  2. A town in Oklahoma.

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German

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Kiefern

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkiːfɐ/, [kʰiːfɐ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːfɐ

Etymology 1

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From older Kienföhre.

Noun

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Kiefer f (genitive Kiefer, plural Kiefern)

  1. pine (tree of genus Pinus)
    Synonyms: Kiefernbaum, Föhre, (archaic) Kienföhre
    Hypernym: Nadelbaum
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Hyponyms of Kiefer
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Meronyms of Kiefer
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Etymology 2

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Der menschliche Kiefer

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

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Kiefer m or n (strong, genitive Kiefers, plural Kiefer)

  1. jaw
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The 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.

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