Zirbelkiefer
German, noun[ˈt͡sɪʁbl̩ˌkiːfɐ]
Zirbelkiefer is spelled Z-I-R-B-E-L-K-I-E-F-E-R (12 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written German, the 267,890th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zirbelkiefer is a German feminine noun meaning “arolla pine, stone pine (Pinus cembra)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine weit über tausend Jahre alt und über zwanzig Meter hoch werdende Art der Föhren oder Kiefern (Gattung…”.
What does Zirbelkiefer mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininearolla pine, stone pine (Pinus cembra)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine weit über tausend Jahre alt und über zwanzig Meter hoch werdende Art der Föhren oder Kiefern (Gattung Pinus), die an der Waldgrenze der Alpen und Karpaten wächst
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Zirbelkiefer
- Zirbelkiefern plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zirbelkiefer?
- [ˈt͡sɪʁbl̩ˌkiːfɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zirbelkiefer in German?
Zirbelkiefer appears about once in every 22 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).