Eiche

See also: eiche

German

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

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German eih, from Proto-Germanic *aiks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”).

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

Synonyms

  • (oak tree): Eichbaum, Eichenbaum
  • (oak wood): Eichenholz

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