Bügeleisen

== German == === Etymology === From Bügel (“bent piece of metal; bow, bail, handle”) +‎ Eisen (“iron”). Now commonly reanalyzed as bügeln (“to iron”) +‎ Eisen, but the verb is in fact a backformation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbyːɡəlˌaɪ̯zən/, [ˈbyː.ɡl̩ˌʔaɪ̯.zn̩] Hyphenation: Bü‧gel‧ei‧sen Rhymes: -aɪ̯zn̩ === Noun === Bügeleisen n (strong, genitive Bügeleisens, plural Bügeleisen) iron (for ironing clothes) Synonym: (northern, now less common) Plätteisen ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bügeln (backformation) ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: piglais (Banat) === Further reading === “Bügeleisen” in Duden online “Bügeleisen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache