Kiebitz

See also: kiebitz

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːbɪt͡s/
• Hyphenation: Kie‧bitz

Etymology 1

From Middle High German *kibitz, a Central German byform of gībitz(e), whence Bavarian Geibitz. Further cognate with Middle Low German kī̆vit, kī̆wit. All ultimately onomatopoeic.

Noun

Kiebitz m (strong, genitive Kiebitzes or Kiebitz, plural Kiebitze)

1. northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
2. any bird of the Vanellus subfamily of medium-sized wading birds belonging to the family Charadriidae
3. a type of ultralight airplane, Platzer Kiebitz
4. a type of biplane, Focke Wulf S 24 Kiebitz

Declension

Declension of Kiebitz [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kiebitz	die	Kiebitze
genitive	eines	des	Kiebitzes, Kiebitz	der	Kiebitze
dative	einem	dem	Kiebitz, Kiebitze1	den	Kiebitzen
accusative	einen	den	Kiebitz	die	Kiebitze

¹Now rare, see notes.

Etymology 2

Backformation from kiebitzen, which see for more.

Noun

Kiebitz m (strong, genitive Kiebitzes or Kiebitz, plural Kiebitze)

1. kibitzer, bystander (person who watches, possibly giving unwanted comments, especially a card game, but also work being done etc.)

Declension

Declension of Kiebitz [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kiebitz	die	Kiebitze
genitive	eines	des	Kiebitzes, Kiebitz	der	Kiebitze
dative	einem	dem	Kiebitz, Kiebitze1	den	Kiebitzen
accusative	einen	den	Kiebitz	die	Kiebitze

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• kiebitzen

Descendants

• → Polish: kibic

Etymology 3

From Middle High German Kywicz, from Old Sorbian.

Proper noun

Kiebitz n (proper noun, genitive Kiebitz' or (with an article) Kiebitz)

1. a village and surrounding recreation area, officially part of Falkenberg, southern Brandenburg, Germany

Further reading

• “Kiebitz” in Duden online
• “Kiebitz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Kiebitz”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 368