Eiche

Meaning

1. (countable, feminine) An oak tree, an oak, Quercus; the common tree
2. (feminine, uncountable) oak; the wood of the tree

Concepts

oak

oak tree

holm oak

orc

oak wood

Quercus

evergreen oak

oak-wood

Orc

holly oak

roble beech

dike

coigüe beech

dyke

Synonyms

Eichenbaum

Eichenholz

Quercus

Steineiche

Sommereiche

Coihue-Südbuche

Robelbuche

Chilenische Scheinbuche

Robel-Südbuche

Busch

Deutsche Eiche

Dickicht

Eichbaum

Stieleiche

Translations

chêne

roble

quercia

eik

carvalho

roure

quercus

meşe

βελανιδιά

بلوط

δρυς

سنديان

encina

βαλανιδιά

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaɪ̯çə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: eich

Inherited from Old High German: eih

Cognate with Low German: Eek

Cognate with Dutch: eik

Cognate with Western Frisian: iik

Cognate with English: oak

Cognate with Danish: eg

Cognate with Swedish: ek

Cognate with Latin: aesculus

Cognate with Latvian: ozols

Cognate with Lithuanian: ąžuolas

Cognate with Albanian: enjë

In summary

From Middle High German eich, from Old High German eih.
Cognates
Compare Low German Eek, Dutch eik, West Frisian iik, English oak, Danish eg, Swedish ek, and more distantly Latin aesculus (“Durmast oak”), Latvian ozols, Lithuanian ąžuolas, and Albanian enjë (“juniper, yew”).