Eibe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German īwe, from Old High German īwa, from Proto-Germanic *īwō, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eiH-u̯eh₂. Cognate with dated Dutch ijf, English yew (the latter from a masculine stem Proto-Germanic *īwaz).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯bə/
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Noun

Eibe f (genitive Eibe, plural Eiben)

  1. yew (tree or shrub)

Declension
Declension of Eibe
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Eibe die Eiben
genitive einer der Eibe der Eiben
dative einer der Eibe den Eiben
accusative eine die Eibe die Eiben

Derived terms

Hypernyms

Further reading
  • Eibe in Duden online
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