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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”).

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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.

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German

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Chemical element (edit)
Fe
Atomic number 26
Eisen
Classification data
Period 4
Group 8
Block d-block
Class transition metal
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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, Alemannic German Ise, English iron, Danish jern.

    Pronunciation

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    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

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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[1] (in German)
    • “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.

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    Noun

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    Eisen n (uncountable)

    1. iron (chemical element)