Eichen

See also: eichen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Eichen.

Proper noun

Eichen

  1. A municipality of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
  2. A surname from German.

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯.ç(ə)n/, [ˈʔaɪ̯.çn̩], [ˈʔaɪ̯.çən]
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Noun

Eichen

  1. plural of Eiche

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯.çən/, [ˈʔaɪ̯.çən], [ˈʔaɪ̯.çɪn], [ˈʔaɪ̯.çn̩]
  • Many speakers disallow a syllabic nasal in the diminutive suffix -chen; for them the two etymologies are not homophonic.

Noun

Eichen n (strong, genitive Eichens, plural Eichen or Eierchen)

  1. Diminutive of Ei: little egg
Declension
Declension of Eichen [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Eichen die Eichen, Eierchen
genitive eines des Eichens der Eichen, Eierchen
dative einem dem Eichen den Eichen, Eierchen
accusative ein das Eichen die Eichen, Eierchen
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