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Bügeleisen

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German

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Etymology

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From Bügel (bent piece of metal; bow, bail, handle) +‎ Eisen (iron). Now commonly reanalyzed as bügeln (to iron) +‎ Eisen, but the verb is in fact a backformation.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbyːɡəlˌaɪ̯zən/, [ˈbyː.ɡl̩ˌʔaɪ̯.zn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: Bü‧gel‧ei‧sen

Noun

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Bügeleisen n (strong, genitive Bügeleisens, plural Bügeleisen)

  1. iron (for ironing clothes)
    Synonym: (northern, now less common) Plätteisen

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Romanian: piglais (Banat)

Further reading

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