Eifel
English
editEtymology
editNamed after the Eifelgau, a Frankish gau from late antiquity. The name's meaning is disputed; see Eifel.
Proper noun
editEifel
- Eifel (a mountain range in western Germany)
Translations
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See also
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editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German Eifele, from Old High German Eiffila. Further origin unknown.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editdie Eifel f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Eifel)
- Eifel (large, relatively low mountain range in northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- English: Eifel
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- English terms derived from Frankish
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Mountains
- en:Places in Germany
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms with unknown etymologies
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German feminine nouns
- de:Mountains
- de:Places in Rhineland-Palatinate
- de:Places in Germany
- de:Places in North Rhine-Westphalia