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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from German Eichel.

Proper nounEdit

Eichel (plural Eichels)

  1. A surname from German.

StatisticsEdit

  • 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 readingEdit

AnagramsEdit

GermanEdit

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

EtymologyEdit

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.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯çl̩/
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NounEdit

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).

DeclensionEdit

See alsoEdit

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

Further readingEdit

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