Eimer

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Eimer.

Proper noun

Eimer (plural Eimers)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Eimer is the 39117th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 563 individuals. Eimer is most common among White (92.54%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaɪ̯mɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Ei‧mer

Etymology 1

From Middle High German eim(b)er, einber, Old High German einber, from Proto-West Germanic *ambrī. Cognate with Luxembourgish Eemer.

Noun

Eimer m (strong, genitive Eimers, plural Eimer)

  1. bucket, pail
Declension
Declension of Eimer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Eimer die Eimer
genitive eines des Eimers der Eimer
dative einem dem Eimer den Eimern
accusative einen den Eimer die Eimer
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Eimer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Eimers or (with an article) Eimer, feminine genitive Eimer, plural Eimers or Eimer)

  1. a surname

Further reading

  • “Eimer” in Duden online
  • “Eimer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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