Eisbein

German

Etymology

From Old High German īsbein, in which īs- is probably Latin ischia (“hipbones”). It seems, however, early to have been associated with īs (“ice”) and to have denoted long bones used to make sleigh skids. In the contemporary sense the word stems from German Low German and remains regional (compare Middle Low German and Old Saxon īsbēn).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯sˌbaɪ̯n/
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Noun

Eisbein n (genitive Eisbeins or Eisbeines, plural Eisbeine)

  1. (regional, northern and central Germany, cooking) pork knuckle

Declension
Declension of Eisbein
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Eisbein die Eisbeine
genitive eines des Eisbeines,
Eisbeins		 der Eisbeine
dative einem dem Eisbein,
Eisbeine1		 den Eisbeinen
accusative ein das Eisbein die Eisbeine
1Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms
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