Bauer
English
Etymology
- As a German and Jewish surname, from German Bauer (“farmer”). Compare Bower.
- Also as a German and Jewish surname, from the obsolete Middle High German noun (ge)būr (“neighbor”), from Old High German bur (“dwelling”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbaʊ.əɹ/, /ˈbaʊəɹ/
Audio (Southern England) (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
French
Proper noun
Bauer ?
- a surname from German
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German būre, gebūre, from Old High German būr (“peasant”), gibūr, gibūro. All these forms ultimately descend from Proto-West Germanic *būr, itself from Proto-Germanic *būraz (“inhabitant, dweller”). Compare English boor.
Noun
Bauer m (weak or mixed, genitive (standard) Bauern or (informal) Bauers, plural Bauern, diminutive Bäuerchen n or Bäuerlein n, feminine Bäuerin or Bäurin)
- farmer (male or of unspecified gender)
- peasant (male or of unspecified gender)
- (derogatory) boor, yokel, bumpkin (male or of unspecified gender)
- (chess) pawn
- (card games) jack, knave
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
Coordinate terms
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Derived terms
Descendants
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
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| 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.
Related terms
- Bauerschmidt, Bauerfeind, Bauersachs
- Angerbauer, Beckenbauer, Bergbauer, Hofbauer, Holzbauer, Neubauer, Seebauer, Steinbauer, Waldbauer
Etymology 2
From Middle High German būr, from Old High German būr (“dwelling”).
Noun
Bauer n or m (strong, genitive Bauers, plural Bauer)
- (archaic or regional) birdcage
- Synonyms: Vogelkäfig m, Vogelbauer n or m
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Noun
Bauer m (strong, genitive Bauers, plural Bauer, feminine Bauerin)
- (almost exclusively in compounds) builder (male or of unspecified gender)
Declension
Hyponyms
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 Middle High German būre, gebūre, from Old High German būr (“peasant”), gibūr, gibūro.
Pronunciation
Noun
Bauer m (plural Baueren)
Synonyms
See also
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Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German būre, gebūre, from Old High German būr (“peasant”), gibūr, gibūro.
Noun
Bauer m (plural Bauer)