Eiche

See also: eiche

German
Eine Eiche — An oak tree (1)
Eichenholz — Oak wood (2)

Etymology

From Middle High German eich, from Old High German eih.

Cognates
Compare Low German Eek, Dutch eik, West Frisian iik, English oak, Danish eg, Swedish ek, and more distantly Latin aesculus (“Durmast oak”), Latvian ozols, Lithuanian ąžuolas, and Albanian enjë (“juniper, yew”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯çə/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯çə
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Noun

Eiche f (genitive Eiche, plural Eichen)

  1. (countable) An oak tree, an oak, Quercus; the common tree
    Eichen können über tausend Jahre alt werden.
    Oak trees can reach an age of more than one thousand years.
    Korkeiche ― cork oak
  2. (uncountable) oak; the wood of the tree

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

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Derived terms
  • eichenartig
  • eichern

Descendants
  • → Hunsrik: Eich

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Further reading
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