Kiwi
See also: kiwi
English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (New Zealand, UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈkiːˌwiː/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -iːwi
Noun
Kiwi (plural Kiwis)
- (informal) A New Zealander.
- 2022 February 6, Saito, Mari; Winni Zhou, “Snowboarding-Proud Kiwi Sadowski-Synnott bags New Zealand's first Winter Games gold”, in Jacqueline Wong; Clare Fallon, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 30 May 2022:
- Sadowski-Synnott scored 92.88 on her final run, landing back-to-back 1080s on a challenging course resembling the Great Wall of China.
Asked how she felt about making history as the island nation's first Winter Games gold medallist, she said it made her a "proud Kiwi".
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Adjective
Kiwi (comparative more Kiwi, superlative most Kiwi)
- (informal) of or from New Zealand
Anagrams
- Wiki, wiki
German
Etymology
From English kiwi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkiːvi/
Audio (file)
Noun
Kiwi f (genitive Kiwi, plural Kiwis)
- kiwi, kiwi fruit
- Synonyms: Kiwifrucht, chinesische Stachelbeere (both unusual in everyday use)
Declension
Declension of Kiwi [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Kiwi | die | Kiwis |
| genitive | einer | der | Kiwi | der | Kiwis |
| dative | einer | der | Kiwi | den | Kiwis |
| accusative | eine | die | Kiwi | die | Kiwis |
Noun
Kiwi m (strong, genitive Kiwis, plural Kiwis)
- kiwi (bird)
- Synonym: Schnepfenstrauß
Declension
Declension of Kiwi [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Kiwi | die | Kiwis |
| genitive | eines | des | Kiwis | der | Kiwis |
| dative | einem | dem | Kiwi | den | Kiwis |
| accusative | einen | den | Kiwi | die | Kiwis |
Further reading
- “Kiwi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Luxembourgish
Noun
Kiwi m or f (plural Kiwien)
- kiwi