Eimer
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Eimer.
Proper noun
Eimer (plural Eimers)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Eimer is the 39117th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 563 individuals. Eimer is most common among White (92.54%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Eimer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 517.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaɪ̯mɐ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ei‧mer
Etymology 1
From Middle High German eim(b)er, einber, Old High German einber, from Proto-West Germanic *ambrī. Cognate with Luxembourgish Eemer.
Noun
Eimer m (strong, genitive Eimers, plural Eimer)
- bucket
Declension
Declension of Eimer [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Eimer | die | Eimer |
| genitive | eines | des | Eimers | der | Eimer |
| dative | einem | dem | Eimer | den | Eimern |
| accusative | einen | den | Eimer | die | Eimer |
Derived terms
- eimerartig
- eimerweise
Related terms
- Abfalleimer, Mülleimer, Farbeimer
- Eimerboden, Eimerhenkel, Eimerstapel
Proper noun
Eimer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Eimers or (with an article) Eimer, feminine genitive Eimer, plural Eimers or Eimer)
- a surname
Further reading
- “Eimer” in Duden online
- “Eimer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache