Kiefer

English

Proper noun

Kiefer

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

Anagrams

German
Kiefern

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

Etymology 1

From older Kienföhre.

Noun

Kiefer f (genitive Kiefer, plural Kiefern)

  1. pine (tree of genus Pinus)
    Synonyms: Kiefernbaum, Föhre, (archaic) Kienföhre
    Hypernym: Nadelbaum
Declension
Declension of Kiefer [feminine]
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
Hyponyms
Hyponyms of Kiefer
Meronyms
Meronyms of Kiefer
Derived terms
  • Kiefernbohle
  • Kiefernbrett
  • Kieferngehölz
  • Kiefernmöbel
  • Kiefernwald

Etymology 2
Der menschliche Kiefer

From Middle High German kiver, 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

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

  1. jaw
Usage notes

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

Declension
Declension of Kiefer [masculine // neuter (dialectally), strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der, das Kiefer die Kiefer
genitive eines des Kiefers der Kiefer
dative einem dem Kiefer den Kiefern
accusative einen, ein den, das Kiefer die Kiefer
Derived terms

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