# ehern

ehern is a German adjective meaning “iron, inflexible”. Forms: eherner, am ehernsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: eherner
- Superlative: am ehernsten

## In other languages

- Русский: поэт. металлический, бронзовый, медный

## Meanings

1. _archaic · poetic_ made of ore, thus of metal, especially iron
   - Trifft uns die Todeskugel, ruft uns das Schicksal ab, Dann wird uns der Panzer ein ehernes Grab. — When the bullet of death hits us, when we are called by destiny, Then our tank becomes an iron grave for us. (Line from the Panzerlied)
2. _figurative · of a rule_ iron, inflexible
   - ein ehernes Gesetz — an iron law
3. bronze
   - Es prangte der Held in eherner Rüstung
4. brazen
   - Wilhelm Liebknechts „ehernes Gesetz des Kapitalismus“

## Related words

- Synonym: eisern

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