Schauer

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English

Proper noun

Schauer (plural Schauers)

  1. A surname.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaʊ̯ər/,
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  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯ɐ

Etymology 1

From Middle High German schūr, from Old High German scūr, from Proto-West Germanic *skūr, from Proto-Germanic *skūrō. Cognate with Dutch schoer, English shower, Swedish skur.

Noun

Schauer m (strong, genitive Schauers, plural Schauer)

  1. (meteorology) shower (brief period of precipitation)
  2. (figurative) shower (instance of something bursting forth like a rainshower)
    Synonym: Schwall
  3. shudder, shiver, sudden thrill
    Synonym: Schauder
Declension
Declension of Schauer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schauer die Schauer
genitive eines des Schauers der Schauer
dative einem dem Schauer den Schauern
accusative einen den Schauer die Schauer
Derived terms
period of precipitation
instance of something bursting forth
shudder

Etymology 2

From Middle High German schūr, from Old High German scūr, northern variant of skiura, whence Scheuer (“shed, barn”).

Noun

Schauer n or m (strong, genitive Schauers, plural Schauer)

  1. (archaic or dialectal) roof or open shed for taking shelter
    Synonyms: Wetterdach, Schutzdach, Schutzhütte
Declension
Declension of Schauer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das, der Schauer die Schauer
genitive eines des Schauers der Schauer
dative einem dem Schauer den Schauern
accusative ein, einen das, den Schauer die Schauer

Etymology 3

From Middle High German schouwære, from Old High German schouwāri. Equivalent to schauen +‎ -er.

Noun

Schauer m (strong, genitive Schauers, plural Schauer)

  1. (rare) agent noun of schauen: one who looks
  2. (obsolete as simplex, archaic in compounds) inspector, one who inspects (e.g. the quality of goods)
Declension
Declension of Schauer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schauer die Schauer
genitive eines des Schauers der Schauer
dative einem dem Schauer den Schauern
accusative einen den Schauer die Schauer
Derived terms

Etymology 4

19th century, from Low German Schauer, from Dutch sjouwer, derived from sjouwen, from West Frisian sjouwe.

Noun

Schauer m (strong, genitive Schauers, plural Schauer)

  1. (nautical, archaic or historical, often in the form Schauermann) dock worker who loads and unloads ships, lumper
Declension
Declension of Schauer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schauer die Schauer
genitive eines des Schauers der Schauer
dative einem dem Schauer den Schauern
accusative einen den Schauer die Schauer

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German schūre, from Old High German scūr, from Proto-West Germanic *skūru, from Proto-Germanic *skūrō. Cognate with German Schauer, Dutch schoer, English shower.

Pronunciation

Noun

Schauer f (plural Schaueren)

  1. shower (brief period of precipitation)

Derived terms

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