Eichel

German

Eine Eichel mit Knolle. — An acorn with its bulb. (1)

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German eihhila. Related to Eiche (“oak”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ̯çl̩/
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Noun

Eichel f (genitive Eichel, plural Eicheln)

An acorn, the fruit of an oak tree
acorns, a suit in German playing cards (See image at Czech žaludy)
(anatomy) The glans

Declension

Declension of Eichel

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Eichel	die	Eicheln
genitive	einer	der	Eichel	der	Eicheln
dative	einer	der	Eichel	den	Eicheln
accusative	eine	die	Eichel	die	Eicheln

Hypernyms

(acorn): Frucht

Holonyms

(acorn): Eiche

Related terms

Eiche

Further reading

Eichel in Duden online

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