Bauer

See also: bauer

English

Etymology

From German Bauer (“farmer”). Compare Bower.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbaʊ.əɹ/, /ˈbaʊəɹ/
    • Audio (RP)(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊ.ə(ɹ), -aʊə(ɹ)
  • Homophones: Bower, bower (some etymologies)

Proper noun

Bauer

  1. 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

Anagrams

French

Proper noun

Bauer ?

  1. a surname from German

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbaʊ̯ɐ/
  • audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯ɐ

Etymology 1

From Middle High German būre, gebūre, from Old High German būr, gibūr, gibūro, from Proto-Germanic *būraz. Compare English boor.

Noun

Bauer m (weak or mixed, genitive (standard) Bauern or (colloquial) Bauers, plural Bauern, diminutive Bäuerchen n or Bäuerlein n, feminine Bäuerin)

  1. farmer (male or of unspecified gender)
    Synonyms: Landwirt, Farmer
  2. peasant (male or of unspecified gender)
  3. (derogatory) boor, yokel, bumpkin (male or of unspecified gender)
  4. (chess) pawn
  5. (card games) jack, knave
    Synonyms: Bube m, Unter m
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
Declension of Bauer [masculine, weak // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bauer die Bauern
genitive eines des Bauern1, Bauers2 der Bauern
dative einem dem Bauern1, Bauer2 den Bauern
accusative einen den Bauern1, Bauer2 die Bauern

1Standard.
2Colloquial.

Coordinate terms
Chess pieces in German · Schachfiguren, Schachsteine (layout · text)
König Dame, Königin Turm Läufer Springer, Pferd, Ross, Rössel Bauer
Derived terms
Derived terms

Proper noun

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

  1. a surname originating as an occupation
Declension
Declension of Bauer [masculine // feminine, surname]
singular plural
masculine feminine
indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
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.

Etymology 2

From Middle High German būr, from Old High German būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz.

Noun

Bauer n or m (strong, genitive Bauers, plural Bauer)

  1. (archaic or regional) birdcage
    Synonyms: Vogelkäfig m, Vogelbauer n or m
Declension
Declension of Bauer [neuter // masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das, der Bauer die Bauer
genitive eines des Bauers der Bauer
dative einem dem Bauer den Bauern
accusative ein, einen das, den Bauer die Bauer
Derived terms
  • Vogelbauer m

Etymology 3

From bauen +‎ -er.

Noun

Bauer m (strong, genitive Bauers, plural Bauer, feminine Bauerin)

  1. (almost exclusively in compounds) builder (male or of unspecified gender)
Declension
Declension of Bauer [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bauer die Bauer
genitive eines des Bauers der Bauer
dative einem dem Bauer den Bauern
accusative einen den Bauer die Bauer
Hyponyms

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German bū(w)āri; equivalent to bauen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbɑʊ̯ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑʊɐ

Noun

Bauer m (plural Baueren)

  1. farmer
  2. pawn (chess piece)

See also
Chess pieces in Luxembourgish · Schachfiguren (Schach + Figuren) (layout · text)
Kinnek Damm Tuerm Leefer Sprénger Bauer

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Bauer, Dutch boer, English bower.

Noun

Bauer m (plural Bauer)

  1. farmer
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