Etymology
From kiwi, a flightless bird native to and a national symbol of New Zealand.
Noun
Kiwi (plural Kiwis)
- (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)
- (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.
Noun
Kiwi m (strong, genitive Kiwis, plural Kiwis)
- kiwi (bird)
- Synonym: Schnepfenstrauß
Declension
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Declension of Kiwi [masculine, strong]
Further reading
- “Kiwi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Noun
Kiwi m or f (plural Kiwien)
- kiwi