Kiwi

See also: kiwi

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːwi/

• Audio (New Zealand):

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• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -iːwi

Noun

Kiwi (plural Kiwis)

1. (informal) A New Zealander.

   Alternative form: kiwi

   • 2014 June 17, Tribune Newspapers, “Cruising Down Under”, in Chicago Tribune‎^[1]:

     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^[2], 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.

   Alternative form: kiwi

   • 2024 July 13, Poppy Clark, “Kiwi brothers back in country after spending time in Thailand prison”, in stuff.co.nz/‎^[3]:

     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.

Derived terms

• Kiwi cricket

Proper noun

Kiwi

1. A rural locality in Tasman district, New Zealand.
   • 1955 December, “Notes and News: Women Delay Railway Demolition”, in Railway Magazine, page 878:

     At Kiwi, 40 miles from Nelson, eight women installed themselves in the goods shed, taking with them their knitting, and a supply of food and magazines. The demolition crew was unable to pull the building down without injuring them.

Anagrams

• Wiki, wiki

German

Etymology

From English kiwi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːvi/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Kiwi f (genitive Kiwi, plural Kiwi or Kiwis)

1. kiwi, kiwifruit

   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	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 [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

Hypernyms

• Laufvogel
  • Vogel

Hyponyms

• Zwergkiwi, Kleiner Fleckenkiwi
• Haastkiwi, Großer Fleckenkiwi
• Streifenkiwi

Further reading

• “Kiwi”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[4] (in German)

Luxembourgish

Noun

Kiwi m or f (plural Kiwien)

1. kiwi (clarification of this definition is needed)