Eisbein

German

Etymology

From Middle High German īsbein, from Old High German īsbein, from Proto-West Germanic *īsabain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ̯sˌbaɪ̯n/

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Noun

Eisbein n (strong, genitive Eisbeines or Eisbeins, plural Eisbeine)

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

   Synonyms: (Rhineland) Hämmchen; (Austro-Bavarian) Schweinshaxe

Declension

Declension of Eisbein [neuter, strong]

	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 rare, see notes.