Kieme

See also: kieme

German

Etymology

16th century, from Middle Low German kime, kimme. This is most plausibly an alteration of kiwe (“jawbone, gill”) after unrelated kimme (“slit, groove”), whence also German Kimme. The former pertains to kauen (“to chew”) and is cognate with Middle High German kiwe (“jawbone, gill”), Dutch kieuw (“gill”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkiːmə/
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Noun

Kieme f (genitive Kieme, plural Kiemen)

  1. (usually in the plural) gill (fish organ)
    • 1995, “Laichzeit”, performed by Rammstein:
      Die Kiemen blutig noch vom Saugen an den roten großen Augen
      The gills still bloody from sucking on the big red eyes

Declension
Declension of Kieme [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kieme die Kiemen
genitive einer der Kieme der Kiemen
dative einer der Kieme den Kiemen
accusative eine die Kieme die Kiemen

Further reading
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