ehern

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German ēren, ērīn, from Old High German ērīn, derived from ēr (“ore”), from Proto-Germanic *aiz. Not related with Erz (“ore”), but associated with it. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeː.ərn/, [ˈʔeː.ɐn] Hyphenation: ehern Homophones: ehren, Ehren (in casual speech) === Adjective === ehern (strong nominative masculine singular eherner, comparative eherner, superlative am ehernsten) (archaic, poetic) made of ore, thus of metal, especially iron (figurative, of a rule, will, etc.) iron, inflexible ein ehernes Gesetz ― an iron law ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== eisern === See also === === Further reading === “ehern” in Duden online “ehern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache