Reuter
English
Etymology
From German Reuter
Proper noun
Reuter (plural Reuters)
- A surname. of German origin
Translations
German surname
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Anagrams
- Rueter, ureter
German
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Dutch ruiter (“robber; soldier; cavalryman”), from Middle Dutch ruter (“robber, looter”), from Old French routier, from rote, route, whence also German Rotte. The development from “robber” to “cavalryman” by association with Dutch rijder, ridder, German Reiter, Ritter. Later on, the word was considered a mere phonetic variant of Reiter and was accordingly discouraged by the German grammarians of the 18th century.
Noun
Reuter m (genitive Reuters, plural Reuter)
- (archaic) cavalryman
Declension
Declension of Reuter
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Reuter | die | Reuter |
| genitive | eines | des | Reuters | der | Reuter |
| dative | einem | dem | Reuter | den | Reutern |
| accusative | einen | den | Reuter | die | Reuter |
Synonyms
- Kavallerist
- Reiter (broader)
Etymology 2
In some cases probably from etymology 1, but in others from place names in -reut, -reuth, related with roden.
Proper noun
Reuter m or f (genitive Reuters)
- A surname.
Descendants
- English: Reuter