Kiefer

English

Proper noun

Kiefer

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

Anagrams


German

Kiefern

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From older Kienföhre.

Noun

Kiefer f (genitive Kiefer, plural Kiefern)

  1. pine
Declension
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Hyponyms of Kiefer
Meronyms
Meronyms of Kiefer
Derived terms
  • Kiefernbohle
  • Kiefernbrett
  • Kieferngehölz
  • Kiefernmöbel
  • Kiefernwald

Etymology 2

Der menschliche Kiefer

From Proto-Germanic *kefalaz (jaw). Compare English jowl.

Noun

Kiefer m or n (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
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