Eimer

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Eimer.

Proper noun

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Eimer (plural Eimers)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

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  • 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

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German

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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Eimer m (strong, genitive Eimers, plural Eimer)

  1. bucket, pail
Declension
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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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

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