eichen

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʔaɪ̯çn̩], [ˈʔaɪ̯çən] Rhymes: -aɪ̯çən === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German eichen, īchen, from Old High German *īkōn, from Proto-West Germanic *īkwōn (“to measure, gauge”). ==== Verb ==== eichen (weak, third-person singular present eicht, past tense eichte, past participle geeicht, auxiliary haben) to calibrate, to gauge ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Eichstrich === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German eichīn, from Old High German eihhīn, from Proto-Germanic *aikīnaz, equivalent to Eiche +‎ -en. ==== Adjective ==== eichen (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular eichener, not comparable) (relational) oak; made of oak ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “eichen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “eichen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “eichen” in Duden online