киви
Bulgarian
Etymology
from English kiwi through Russian киви (kivi)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkivi]
Audio: (file)
Noun
ки́ви • (kívi) n
- kiwi (A wingless bird, a subclass of running birds that have hair-like feathers and live in New Zealand.)
- kiwi (botanical) (singular only) (A genus of climbing shrubs with small white flowers of inflorescences and juicy fleshy fruit with small seeds and greenish blossom. Actinidia.)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ки́ви kívi |
ки́вита kívita |
| definite | ки́вито kívito |
ки́витата kívitata |
References
- “киви”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “киви”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Kazakh
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ки́ви (kívi), from Maori kiwi.
Noun
киви • (kivi)
- kiwi fruit, Actinidia deliciosa
- kiwi (bird), Apteryx
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | киви (kivi) | кивилер (kiviler) |
| genitive | кивинің (kivinıñ) | кивилердің (kivilerdıñ) |
| dative | кивиге (kivige) | кивилерге (kivilerge) |
| accusative | кивині (kivinı) | кивилерді (kivilerdı) |
| locative | кивиде (kivide) | кивилерде (kivilerde) |
| ablative | кивиден (kividen) | кивилерден (kivilerden) |
| instrumental | кивимен (kivimen) | кивилермен (kivilermen) |
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkivi]
Noun
киви • (kivi) n (plural кивија)
- kiwi fruit
- Synonym: актинидија (aktinidija)
- kiwi (bird)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | киви (kivi) | кивија (kivija) |
| definite unspecified | кивито (kivito) | кивијата (kivijata) |
| definite proximal | кививо (kivivo) | кивијава (kivijava) |
| definite distal | кивино (kivino) | кивијана (kivijana) |
| vocative | киви (kivi) | кивија (kivija) |
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʲivʲɪ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
ки́ви • (kívi) n inan (indeclinable)
- kiwi (fruit)
Noun
ки́ви • (kívi) f anim (indeclinable)
- kiwi (bird)
Descendants
- → Kazakh: киви (kivi)
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
киви m animacy unspecified (Latin spelling kivi)