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Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Eichel.

Proper noun edit

Eichel (plural Eichels)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics edit

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Eichel is the 35294th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 638 individuals. Eichel is most common among White (94.51%) individuals.

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

German edit

 
Eine Eichel mit Knolle. — An acorn with its bulb.

Etymology edit

From Middle High German eichel, from Old High German eihhila. Equivalent to Eiche (oak) +‎ -el. The sense glans penis is a semantic loan from Latin glāns.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯çl̩/
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Noun edit

Eichel f (genitive Eichel, plural Eicheln)

  1. acorn (fruit of an oak tree)
    Holonym: Eiche
    Hypernym: Frucht
  2. acorns (a suit in German and Swiss playing cards)
  3. (anatomy) glans
    1. Ellipsis of Peniseichel (glans penis).
    2. Ellipsis of Klitoriseichel (clitoral glans).

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See also edit

German suits in German · das Deutsche Blatt (layout · text)
       
Herz, Rot Schellen Laub, Grün Eichel, Eckern

Further reading edit

  • Eichel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Eichel” in Duden online