Bügeleisen

German

Etymology

From Bügel (“bent piece of metal; bow, bail, handle”) +‎ Eisen (“iron”). Now commonly reanalyzed as bügeln (“to iron”) +‎ Eisen, but the verb is in fact a backformation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbyːɡəlˌaɪ̯zən/, [ˈbyː.ɡl̩ˌʔaɪ̯.zn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: Bü‧gel‧ei‧sen
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯zn̩

Noun

Bügeleisen n (strong, genitive Bügeleisens, plural Bügeleisen)

  1. iron (for ironing clothes)
    Synonym: (northern, now less common) Plätteisen

Declension

Declension of Bügeleisen [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Bügeleisen die Bügeleisen
genitive eines des Bügeleisens der Bügeleisen
dative einem dem Bügeleisen den Bügeleisen
accusative ein das Bügeleisen die Bügeleisen

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Romanian: piglais (Banat)

Further reading

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