Eisen

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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(US) IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯zɪn/

Proper noun

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Eisen

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

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

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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

Cognate with Dutch ijzer, English iron, Danish jern.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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Eisen n (strong, genitive Eisens, plural Eisen)

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

Declension

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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

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Derived terms

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See also

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

Further reading

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

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Eisen n (uncountable)

  1. iron (chemical element)
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