Eibe
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German īwe, from Old High German īwa, from Proto-Germanic *īwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw-. Cognate with dated Dutch ijf, English yew, Lithuanian ievà, Russian ива (iva). Middle High German postvocalic -w- was normally lost. It has been preserved in ewig, Löwe, and with secondary hardening to -b- in Eibe and Hieb.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editEibe f (genitive Eibe, plural Eiben)
- yew (tree or shrub)
Declension
editDeclension of Eibe [feminine]
Hypernyms
editDerived terms
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