Eiche
See also: eiche
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German eich, from Old High German eih.
Cognates
Pronunciation
editNoun
editEiche f (genitive Eiche, plural Eichen)
- (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
- (uncountable) oak; the wood of the tree
Declension
editDeclension of Eiche [feminine]
Synonyms
edit- (oak tree): Eichbaum, Eichenbaum
- (oak wood): Eichenholz
Hypernyms
edit- (oak): Baum
Hyponyms
edit- (oak):
- Korkeiche f, Steineiche f, Stieleiche f
Meronyms
edit- (oak): Eichel
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- Eichel f, Eichelhäher m
- Eichholz, Eichkätzchen n
- Eichenast, Eichenbalken, Eichenbaum, Eichenblatt, Eichenhain, Eichenholz, Eichenschrank, Eichentisch, Eichentür
Descendants
edit- → Hunsrik: Eich
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “Eiche” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Eiche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Eiche” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Eiche” in Duden online
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