Eisen

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English

Etymology

German and Jewish/Yiddish surname, from Eisen (“iron”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ̯zɪn/

Proper noun

Eisen

A surname from German.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Eisen is the 9.621^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3,377 individuals. Eisen is most common among White (93.99%) individuals.

Anagrams

Niese, Seine, insee, see in, seein, seein', seine, senie

German

Etymology

From Middle High German īsen, īsern, from Old High German īsarn, from Proto-West Germanic *īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarno-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).

Cognate with Dutch ijzer, English iron, Danish jern.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɪ̯zn̩/, /ˈʔaɪ̯zən/
Audio (Austria): (file)
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Noun

Eisen n (strong, genitive Eisens, plural Eisen)

iron (chemical element, Fe)
pick (miner's tool)

Declension

Declension of Eisen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Eisen	die	Eisen
genitive	eines	des	Eisens	der	Eisen
dative	einem	dem	Eisen	den	Eisen
accusative	ein	das	Eisen	die	Eisen

Coordinate terms

(chemical element): Previous: Mangan. Next: Kobalt

Derived terms

See also

Symbol	Pt	Au	Ag	Fe	Al	Sn	Cu
metal	Platin	Gold	Silber	Eisen	Aluminium	Zinn	Kupfer

Further reading

“Eisen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Eisen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Eisen” in Duden online
Eisen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Anagrams

eines, niese, seien, seine

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German īsen, īsern, from Old High German īsarn, from Proto-West Germanic *īsarn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɑɪ̯zən]

Noun

Eisen n (uncountable)

iron (chemical element)

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