Schreiner
English
Alternative forms
- Shreiner
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schreiner.
Proper noun
Schreiner (plural Schreiners)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Schreiner is the 4359th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8152 individuals. Schreiner is most common among White (95.5%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schreiner”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German schrīnære, derived from schrīn (“cupboard”). Analysable as Schrein + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃʁaɪ̯nɐ/
Audio (file)
Noun
Schreiner m (strong, genitive Schreiners, plural Schreiner, feminine Schreinerin)
- (chiefly western Germany, Southern German, Switzerland) joiner (maker of wooden furniture)
- Synonym: Tischler
Declension
Declension of Schreiner [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Schreiner | die | Schreiner |
genitive | eines | des | Schreiners | der | Schreiner |
dative | einem | dem | Schreiner | den | Schreinern |
accusative | einen | den | Schreiner | die | Schreiner |
Derived terms
- schreinern
- Schreinerei
See also
- Zimmermann
Further reading
- “Schreiner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schreiner” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schreiner” in Duden online
Schreiner on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de