Eiger

English

Etymology 1
Eiger north face

Borrowed from German Eiger.

Proper noun

Eiger

  1. A mountain in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland.
    • 1960 December, Voyageur, “The Mountain Railways of the Bernese Oberland”, in Trains Illustrated, page 754:
      It is this stretch which provides what is perhaps the most staggering scenic prospect of all; the impression made on the mind by the overwhelming height of the Eiger, towering over the train, is almost impossible to describe.

Proper noun

Eiger

  1. A mountain in Greenland.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯ɡɐ/
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Proper noun

Eiger m (proper noun, strong, genitive Eigers)

  1. Eiger (a mountain in Switzerland).

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