Eichen

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Eichen. === Proper noun === Eichen A municipality of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. A surname from German. === Anagrams === Chinee == German == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯.ç(ə)n/, [ˈʔaɪ̯.çn̩], [ˈʔaɪ̯.çən] Hyphenation: Ei‧chen ==== Noun ==== Eichen plural of Eiche === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== 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. Hyphenation: Ei‧chen ==== Noun ==== Eichen n (strong, genitive Eichens, plural Eichen or Eierchen) diminutive of Ei: little egg ===== Declension =====