eichen

See also: Eichen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʔaɪ̯çn̩], [ˈʔaɪ̯çən]
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯çən

Etymology 1

From Middle High German eichen, īchen, from Old High German *īkōn, from Proto-West Germanic *īkwōn (to measure, gauge).

Verb

eichen (weak, third-person singular present eicht, past tense eichte, past participle geeicht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to calibrate, to gauge
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle High German eichīn, from Old High German eihhīn, from Proto-Germanic *aikīnaz, equivalent to Eiche + -en.

Adjective

eichen (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular eichener, not comparable)

  1. (relational) oak; made of oak
Declension

Further reading

  • eichen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • eichen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • eichen” in Duden online
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