Eisen

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

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

yyse

Zürich

ise

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʔaɪ̯zn̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: īsen, īsern

Inherited from Old High German: īsarn

Cognate with Dutch: ijzer

Cognate with English: iron

Cognate with Danish: jern

In summary

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.

Concepts

iron

metal

🤘

iron club

iron material

red soil

iron

ferric

iron

Fe

Synonyms

Fe

Eiſen

Eisenschläger

Ferrum

Metall

🤘

Stahl

Waffe

eisern

Iise

Eisenerz

Eisenmaterial

Fe-Metall

Roterde

fesseln

Ketten

Translations

fer

hierro

ferro

ferro

ijzer

żelazo

demir

ferrum

ferro

σίδηρος

حديد

σίδερο

fèrre

hesin

asin