Bauer
English
Etymology
From German Bauer (“farmer”). Compare Bower.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbaʊ.əɹ/, /ˈbaʊəɹ/
Audio (RP) (file)
- Rhymes: -aʊ.ə(ɹ), -aʊə(ɹ)
- Homophones: Bower, bower (some etymologies)
Proper noun
Bauer
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bauer is the 517th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 65,004 individuals. Bauer is most common among White (95.1%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bauer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 115.
Anagrams
- Abreu, Abure, Baure
French
Proper noun
Bauer ?
- a surname from German
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaʊ̯ɐ/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -aʊ̯ɐ
Etymology 1
From Middle High German būre, gebūre, from Old High German būr, gibūr, gibūro, from Proto-Germanic *būraz. Compare English boor.
Noun
Bauer m (weak or mixed, genitive (standard) Bauern or (colloquial) Bauers, plural Bauern, diminutive Bäuerchen n or Bäuerlein n, feminine Bäuerin)
- farmer (male or of unspecified gender)
- Synonyms: Landwirt, Farmer
- peasant (male or of unspecified gender)
- (derogatory) boor, yokel, bumpkin (male or of unspecified gender)
- (chess) pawn
- (card games) jack, knave
- Synonyms: Bube m, Unter m
Usage notes
- Bauer is a weak noun in the standard language, but is part of a group of nouns which have a clear tendency to be strong colloquially, so one will often hear dem Bauer instead of dem Bauern.
Declension
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Bauer | die | Bauern |
genitive | eines | des | Bauern1, Bauers2 | der | Bauern |
dative | einem | dem | Bauern1, Bauer2 | den | Bauern |
accusative | einen | den | Bauern1, Bauer2 | die | Bauern |
1Standard.
2Colloquial.
Coordinate terms
Chess pieces in German · Schachfiguren, Schachsteine (layout · text) | |||||
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König | Dame, Königin | Turm | Läufer | Springer, Pferd, Ross, Rössel | Bauer |
Derived terms
- bäuerlich
- Bauernfrühstück n
- Bauernhof m
- Bauerschaft (cf. Weiler)
- Bauersleute
- Bauersmann, Bauersfrau
- Bergbauer
- Biobauer, Biobäuerin
- Doppelbauer
- Freibauer, Freibäuerin
- kalter Bauer m
- Milchbauer, Milchbäuerin
- Reisbauer, Reisbäuerin
- Schweinebauer, Schweinebäuerin
- Bauersmann, Bauersfrau, Bauersleute
Proper noun
Bauer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bauers or (with an article) Bauer, feminine genitive Bauer, plural Bauers or Bauer)
- a surname originating as an occupation
Declension
singular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | feminine | |||||||
indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | (ein) | (der) | Bauer | (eine) | (die) | Bauer | (die) | Bauers, Bauer |
genitive | (eines) | (des) | Bauers, Bauer1 | (einer) | (der) | Bauer | (der) | Bauers, Bauer |
dative | (einem) | (dem) | Bauer | (einer) | (der) | Bauer | (den) | Bauers, Bauer |
accusative | (einen) | (den) | Bauer | (eine) | (die) | Bauer | (die) | Bauers, Bauer |
1With an article.
Etymology 2
From Middle High German būr, from Old High German būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz.
Noun
Bauer n or m (strong, genitive Bauers, plural Bauer)
- (archaic or regional) birdcage
- Synonyms: Vogelkäfig m, Vogelbauer n or m
Declension
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das, der | Bauer | die | Bauer |
genitive | eines | des | Bauers | der | Bauer |
dative | einem | dem | Bauer | den | Bauern |
accusative | ein, einen | das, den | Bauer | die | Bauer |
Derived terms
- Vogelbauer m
Etymology 3
From bauen + -er.
Noun
Bauer m (strong, genitive Bauers, plural Bauer, feminine Bauerin)
- (almost exclusively in compounds) builder (male or of unspecified gender)
Declension
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Bauer | die | Bauer |
genitive | eines | des | Bauers | der | Bauer |
dative | einem | dem | Bauer | den | Bauern |
accusative | einen | den | Bauer | die | Bauer |
Hyponyms
- Anlagenbauer
- Bootsbauer
- Geigenbauer
- Gitarrenbauer
- Harfenbauer
- Hausbauer
- Heizungsbauer
- Instrumentenbauer
- Klavierbauer
- Möbelbauer
- Orgelbauer
- Schiffsbauer
- Straßenbauer
Further reading
- “Bauer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bauer (Bebauer, Erbauer)” in Duden online
- “Bauer, Landwirt, Schachspielfigur” in Duden online
- “Bauer (Vogelkäfig)” in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German bū(w)āri; equivalent to bauen + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɑʊ̯ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ɑʊɐ
Noun
Bauer m (plural Baueren)
- farmer
- pawn (chess piece)
See also
Chess pieces in Luxembourgish · Schachfiguren (Schach + Figuren) (layout · text) | |||||
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Kinnek | Damm | Tuerm | Leefer | Sprénger | Bauer |
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German Bauer, Dutch boer, English bower.
Noun
Bauer m (plural Bauer)
- farmer