Eichen

Borrowed from German Eichen.

Eichen

1. A municipality of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
2. A surname from German.

• Chinee

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ̯.ç(ə)n/, [ˈʔaɪ̯.çn̩], [ˈʔaɪ̯.çən]

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• Hyphenation: Ei‧chen

Eichen

1. plural of Eiche

• 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.

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• Hyphenation: Ei‧chen

Eichen n (strong, genitive Eichens, plural Eichen or Eierchen)

1. diminutive of Ei: little egg