Bohrer
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Bohrer.
Proper noun
Bohrer (plural Bohrers)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bohrer is the 10860th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2933 individuals. Bohrer is most common among White (95.5%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bohrer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 185.
German
Etymology
From bohren (“to bore, drill”) + -er; compare Hunsrik Boher
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈboːʁɐ/
Audio (file)
Noun
Bohrer m (strong, genitive Bohrers, plural Bohrer)
- agent noun of bohren
- drill (tool)
Declension
Declension of Bohrer [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Bohrer | die | Bohrer |
genitive | eines | des | Bohrers | der | Bohrer |
dative | einem | dem | Bohrer | den | Bohrern |
accusative | einen | den | Bohrer | die | Bohrer |
Derived terms
- Bohrerin
Related terms
- bohren
- Bohrmaschine
Further reading
- “Bohrer” in Duden online
- “Bohrer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Bohrer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de