Kiebitz
See also: kiebitz
German
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle High German gībitze; compare Middle Low German kivit and kiwit.
Noun
editKiebitz m (strong, genitive Kiebitzes, plural Kiebitze)
- northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
- any bird of the Vanellus subfamily of medium-sized wading birds belonging to the family Charadriidae
- a type of ultralight airplane, Platzer Kiebitz
- a type of biplane, Focke Wulf S 24 Kiebitz
Declension
editDeclension of Kiebitz [masculine, strong]
Etymology 2
editFrom kiebitzen, a Rotwelsch word, perhaps originally from (the same source as) Kiebitz (“lapwing”); compare kibitz.
Noun
editKiebitz m (strong, genitive Kiebitzes, plural Kiebitze)
Declension
editDeclension of Kiebitz [masculine, strong]
Related terms
editEtymology 3
editFrom the name of the lake.
Proper noun
editKiebitz m (proper noun, strong, genitive Kiebitzes)
- a natural recreational area around the lake Kiebitz in Brandenburg, Germany
Further reading
edit- “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