Eimer

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaɪ̯mɐ/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German eim(b)er, einber, Old High German einber, probably from Latin amphora. Cognate with Dutch emmer (“a bucket”), Low German Ammel (“a bucket”), Luxembourgish Eemer (“a bucket”), Norwegian ambar (“a bucket”), Swedish ämbar (“a bucket”), West Frisian amer (“a bucket”). Related to Middle English ambre (“a bucket”), Old English amber (“a bucket”).

Noun

Eimer m (genitive Eimers, plural Eimer)

  1. bucket
Declension
Declension of Eimer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Eimer die Eimer
genitive eines des Eimers der Eimer
dative einem dem Eimer den Eimern
accusative einen den Eimer die Eimer
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Eimer m or f (genitive Eimers)

  1. A surname​.

Further reading
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