Wiktionary

Kiefer

EnglishEdit

Proper nounEdit

Kiefer

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

AnagramsEdit

GermanEdit

 
Kiefern

PronunciationEdit

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

Etymology 1Edit

From older Kienföhre.

NounEdit

Kiefer f (genitive Kiefer, plural Kiefern)

  1. pine (tree of genus Pinus)
    Synonyms: Kiefernbaum, Föhre, (archaic) Kienföhre
    Hypernym: Nadelbaum
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Kiefer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kiefer die Kiefern
genitive einer der Kiefer der Kiefern
dative einer der Kiefer den Kiefern
accusative eine die Kiefer die Kiefern
HyponymsEdit
Hyponyms of Kiefer
MeronymsEdit
Meronyms of Kiefer
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Etymology 2Edit

 
Der menschliche Kiefer

From Middle High German kiver, from the root of Käfer (“beetle”).

NounEdit

Kiefer m or n (genitive Kiefers, plural Kiefer)

  1. jaw
Usage notesEdit

The noun is also neuter in Austrian German. In the North of the German language area it is always masculine.

DeclensionEdit
Declension of Kiefer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kiefer die Kiefer
genitive eines des Kiefers der Kiefer
dative einem dem Kiefer den Kiefern
accusative einen den Kiefer die Kiefer

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