Buer

See also: buer and bür

German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German bûr. The unetymological e is sometimes added in non-rhotic dialects which delete /ə/ and hence make no difference between syllable-final /r/, /ər/ and /rə/.

Noun

Buer ? (plural Buern)

  1. (in some dialects, including Low Prussian) Alternative spelling of Buur : farmer
  2. (in some dialects, including Low Prussian, largely historical) Alternative spelling of Buur : peasant
  3. (in some dialects) Alternative spelling of Buur : jack (cards)

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • Buerdeern
  • Buerderee
  • Bueree
  • Buerkind
  • Buerndochter
  • Buerndom
  • Buerndörp
  • Buernfro, Buernfru; Buersfro, Buersfru
  • Buernhochtiet
  • Buernhoff
  • Buernhuus, Buernhuus
  • Buernjung
  • Buernkost
  • Buernsöhn
  • Buernverstand
  • Buernwark
  • Buernwiesheit
  • buersch
  • Buersch, Buersche
  • Buerschop
  • Buerspraak
  • see also the terms derived from Buur

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From the verb bueren (“to bore, to drill”), from Old High German borōn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /buːʀ/, [ˈbuː.ɐ], [buə̯]
    Rhymes: -uɐ

Noun

Buer m (plural Buerer)

  1. drill
  2. drill bit

Derived terms
  • Buermaschinn
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