Fleischer
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Fleischer.
Proper noun
Fleischer (plural Fleischers)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fleischer is the 8323rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3981 individuals. Fleischer is most common among White (93.47%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fleischer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 581.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German fleischer, vleischer, vleischære, equivalent to Fleisch + -er. Compare also Old High German fleiskskerni (“butcher”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Fleischer m (strong, genitive Fleischers, plural Fleischer, feminine Fleischerin)
- (regional, chiefly northern and eastern Germany) butcher (male or of unspecified gender)
- Synonyms: Fleischhacker; Fleischhauer; Katzoff, Katzuff; Knochenhauer; Metzger; Metzler; Schächter; Schlachter; Schlächter
Usage notes
- This is the preferred term in government and other official contexts in Germany.
Declension
Declension of Fleischer
Proper noun
Fleischer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Fleischers or (with an article) Fleischer, feminine genitive Fleischer, plural Fleischers or Fleischer)
- a surname originating as an occupation
Declension
Declension of Fleischer
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | |||||||
| indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | (ein) | (der) | Fleischer | (eine) | (die) | Fleischer | (die) | Fleischers, Fleischer |
| genitive | (eines) | (des) | Fleischers, Fleischer1 | (einer) | (der) | Fleischer | (der) | Fleischers, Fleischer |
| dative | (einem) | (dem) | Fleischer | (einer) | (der) | Fleischer | (den) | Fleischers, Fleischer |
| accusative | (einen) | (den) | Fleischer | (eine) | (die) | Fleischer | (die) | Fleischers, Fleischer |
1With an article.
Further reading
- “Fleischer” in Duden online