Oberkiefer

German

Etymology

From ober- +‎ Kiefer (“jaw”).

Noun

Oberkiefer m or n (strong, genitive Oberkiefers, plural Oberkiefer)

1. maxilla, upper jaw

Usage notes

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.

Declension

Declension of Oberkiefer [masculine // neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Oberkiefer	die	Oberkiefer
genitive	eines	des	Oberkiefers	der	Oberkiefer
dative	einem	dem	Oberkiefer	den	Oberkiefern
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Oberkiefer	die	Oberkiefer

Further reading

• “Oberkiefer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Oberkiefer” in Duden online