Bader

See also: bader, badër, and Bäder

German

Etymology

From Middle High German badære, from Old High German batheri. Originally, the Bader was the owner of the bath house. Later the meaning of the word was extended to other professions. Doublet of Bad.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbaːdɐ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ba‧der

Noun

Bader m (genitive Baders, plural Bader)

  1. barber surgeon
    Heute kann man nicht mehr zum Bader gehen, da es diesen Beruf nicht mehr gibt.
    Nowadays, it is impossible to go to a barber surgeon, since this profession no longer exists.
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      Der Prinz warf dem Rußvogel einen schnellen Blick zu, aber der zeigte dem Bader gerade einen entzündeten Zahn.
      The prince glanced quickly at Rußvogel, but he was showing the barber surgeon an inflamed tooth.

Declension
Declension of Bader
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bader die Bader
genitive eines des Baders der Bader
dative einem dem Bader den Badern
accusative einen den Bader die Bader

Synonyms

References
  • “Bader” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Bader” in canoo.net
  • “Bader” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Notes:
  1. Kluge, Friedrich (1989), “Bader”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological dictionary of the German language] (in German), 22nd edition, →ISBN

Further reading
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