Kiebitz

See also: kiebitz

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːbɪt͡s/
• Hyphenation: Kie‧bitz

Etymology 1

From Middle High German gībitze; compare Middle Low German kivit and kiwit.

Noun

Kiebitz m (strong, genitive Kiebitzes, plural Kiebitze)

1. northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
2. any bird of the Vanellus subfamily of medium-sized wading birds belonging to the family Charadriidae
3. a type of ultralight airplane, Platzer Kiebitz
4. a type of biplane, Focke Wulf S 24 Kiebitz

Declension

Declension of Kiebitz [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kiebitz	die	Kiebitze
genitive	eines	des	Kiebitzes	der	Kiebitze
dative	einem	dem	Kiebitz, Kiebitze1	den	Kiebitzen
accusative	einen	den	Kiebitz	die	Kiebitze

¹Now rare, see notes.

Etymology 2

From kiebitzen, a Rotwelsch word, perhaps originally from (the same source as) Kiebitz (“lapwing”); compare kibitz.

Noun

Kiebitz m (strong, genitive Kiebitzes, plural Kiebitze)

1. kibitzer, bystander (person who watches a card or chess game, often disturbing those playing)

Declension

Declension of Kiebitz [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kiebitz	die	Kiebitze
genitive	eines	des	Kiebitzes	der	Kiebitze
dative	einem	dem	Kiebitz, Kiebitze1	den	Kiebitzen
accusative	einen	den	Kiebitz	die	Kiebitze

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• kiebitzen

Etymology 3

From the name of the lake.

Proper noun

Kiebitz m (proper noun, strong, genitive Kiebitzes)

1. a natural recreational area around the lake Kiebitz in Brandenburg, Germany

Further reading

• “Kiebitz” in Duden online
• “Kiebitz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Kiebitz”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 368