Kiwi

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English

Etymology

From kiwi, a flightless bird native to and a national symbol of New Zealand.

Pronunciation

Noun

Kiwi (plural Kiwis)

  1. (informal) A New Zealander.
    • 2014 June 17, Tribune Newspapers, “Cruising Down Under”, in Chicago Tribune‎:
      A blokart (say blow-cart) plays to the penchant that Kiwis and Aussies have for pushing the limits in search of fun. It’s a ground-hugging, tricyclelike combination of aluminum tubing and rubber wheels with a steering wheel and a sail.
    • 2022 February 6, Mari Saito, 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".

Adjective

Kiwi (comparative more Kiwi, superlative most Kiwi)

  1. (informal) of or from New Zealand
    • 2024 July 13, Poppy Clark, “Kiwi brothers back in country after spending time in Thailand prison”, in stuff.co.nz/‎:
      The two Kiwi brothers who spent time in a Thailand prison after allegedly wrestling an officer to the ground and taking his gun, have returned to New Zealand.

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German

Etymology

From English kiwi.

Pronunciation

Noun

Kiwi f (genitive Kiwi, plural Kiwi or Kiwis)

  1. kiwi, kiwi fruit
    Synonyms: Kiwifrucht, chinesische Stachelbeere (both unusual in everyday use)

Declension

Declension of Kiwi
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kiwi die Kiwi, Kiwis
genitive einer der Kiwi der Kiwi, Kiwis
dative einer der Kiwi den Kiwi, Kiwis
accusative eine die Kiwi die Kiwi, Kiwis

Noun

Kiwi m (strong, genitive Kiwis, plural Kiwis)

  1. kiwi (bird)
    Synonym: Schnepfenstrauß

Declension

Declension of Kiwi
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)

  1. kiwi (clarification of this definition is needed)
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