Eisen

From the German and Jewish/Yiddish surname, from Eisen (“iron”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ̯zɪn/

Eisen

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Eisen is the 9.621^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3,377 individuals. Eisen is most common among White (93.99%) individuals.

• Niese, Seine, insee, see in, seein, seein', seine, senie

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɪ̯zn̩/, /ˈʔaɪ̯zən/ (Germany)

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• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɛ̯sn̩/, /ˈʔaɛ̯sɛn/, [-z̥(ɛ)n] (Austria)

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯zn̩

Eisen n (strong, genitive Eisens, plural Eisen)

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

• (chemical element): Previous: Mangan. Next: Kobalt

• Erz
• ehern
• Bronze
• Metall

• “Eisen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Eisen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Eisen” in Duden online
• Eisen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

• eines, niese, seien, seine

From Middle High German īsen, īsern, from Old High German īsarn, from Proto-West Germanic *īsarn.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑɪ̯zən]

Eisen n (uncountable)

1. iron (chemical element)