Eibe

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Etymology

From Middle High German īwe, from Old High German īwa, from Proto-Germanic *īwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHw-. Cognate with dated Dutch ijf, English yew, Lithuanian ievà, Russian ива (iva). Middle High German postvocalic -w- was normally lost. It has been preserved in ewig, Löwe, and with secondary hardening to -b- in Eibe and Hieb.

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

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Further reading

  • “Eibe” in Duden online
  • “Eibe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Lühr, Rosemarie. 2000. Die Gedichte des Skalden Egill. Dettelbach: J.H. Röll. p. 97.
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