Eichenwald

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈaɪ̯çn̩ˌvalt]
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Hyphenation: Ei‧chen‧wald

Noun

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

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.

Related terms

Eichenholz, Eichenrinde

Further reading

“Eichenwald” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Eichenwald” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Eichenwald” in Duden online

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