Kies

See also: kies

German

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːs

Noun

Kies m (genitive Kieses, plural Kiese)

  1. gravel; shingle (small pebbles collectively)
  2. (slang) money
  3. ore (technical language), containing sulphur or arsenic, being hard in consistency and hard to break apart, bright in color and with strong metallic brilliance

Declension
Declension of Kies
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kies die Kiese
genitive eines des Kieses der Kiese
dative einem dem Kies,
Kiese1		 den Kiesen
accusative einen den Kies die Kiese
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Kies in Duden online
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