Eiger

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from German Eiger. ==== Proper noun ==== Eiger A mountain in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland. === Etymology 2 === ==== Proper noun ==== Eiger A mountain in Greenland. === Anagrams === regie, geire == German == === Etymology === While folk etymology connected it to Oger (“ogre”), the mountain's name actually derives from the formerly common spelling Heiger, from dialectal Middle High German Hej-Gêr, dr hej Ger (“high point, large spear”), composed of hej (“high”) (presumably a derivation from *hauh) and *gaiʀ (“javelin, spear”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯ɡɐ/ === Proper noun === Eiger m (proper noun, strong, genitive Eigers) Eiger (a mountain in Switzerland) === References === === Further reading === Eiger on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de