Ober
See also: ober and ober-
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Ober.
Proper noun
Ober (countable and uncountable, plural Obers)
- A surname from German.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Starke County, Indiana, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ober is the 8799th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3724 individuals. Ober is most common among White (93.93%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ober”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Etymology
Shorter form of Oberkellner (“head waiter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːbɐ/
Audio (file)
Noun
Ober m (strong, genitive Obers, plural Ober)
- (dated) waiter (usually the head waiter, but sometimes any waiter)
- Synonym: Kellner
- (card games) over knave, queen
Declension
Declension of Ober [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Ober | die | Ober |
genitive | eines | des | Obers | der | Ober |
dative | einem | dem | Ober | den | Obern |
accusative | einen | den | Ober | die | Ober |
Descendants
- → Serbo-Croatian: ober
- → Romanian: ober
Further reading
- “Ober” in Duden online
- “Ober” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache