Eichenwald

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Eichenwald.

Proper noun

Eichenwald

  1. A surname from German.
    • 2015 January 6, Rachel Held Evans, “What Newsweek gets wrong about evangelicals”, in CNN‎[1]:
      “They wave their Bibles at passersby, screaming their condemnations,” writes Kurt Eichenwald of evangelical Christians.

German

Etymology

From Eiche (“oak”) +‎ -n- +‎ Wald (“forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaɪ̯çn̩ˌvalt]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ei‧chen‧wald

Noun

Eichenwald m (strong, genitive Eichenwaldes or Eichenwalds, plural Eichenwälder, diminutive Eichenwäldchen n)

  1. oak tree forest, oakwood
    Synonym: Eichengehölz

Declension

Declension of Eichenwald [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Eichenwald die Eichenwälder
genitive eines des Eichenwaldes, Eichenwalds der Eichenwälder
dative einem dem Eichenwald, Eichenwalde1 den Eichenwäldern
accusative einen den Eichenwald die Eichenwälder

1Now rare, see notes.

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