Kien

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kien, from Old High German kien, from Proto-Germanic *kēno.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kiːn/, [kʰiːn]
Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

Kien m (genitive Kiens or Kienes, no plural)

resinous wood, fit for firing

Declension

Declension of Kien (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kien
genitive	eines	des	Kienes, Kiens
dative	einem	dem	Kien, Kiene¹
accusative	einen	den	Kien

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Kienföhre
Kienberg
Kiental
Kienbaum

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