Eichen
See also: eichen
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Eichen
- A municipality of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
- A surname from German.
German edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Eichen
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯.çən/, [ˈʔaɪ̯.çən], [ˈʔaɪ̯.çɪn], [ˈʔaɪ̯.çn̩]
- Many speakers disallow a syllabic nasal in the diminutive suffix -chen; for them the two etymologies are not homophonic.
Noun edit
Eichen n (strong, genitive Eichens, plural Eichen or Eierchen)
- Diminutive of Ei: little egg