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Bayer

Bayer

See also: bayer and bâyer

English

Proper noun

Bayer

  1. A surname.

German

Noun

Bayer m (genitive Bayers, plural Bayern, feminine Bayerin)

  1. Bavarian, inhabitant of Bavaria m

Declension

bayer

bayer

See also: bâyer and Bayer

French

Alternative forms

Verb

bayer

  1. (archaic) to have one's mouth wide open, to gape
    bayer aux corneilles — "to gape at crows", i.e. to be dumbstruck

Usage notes

The alternative spelling bâyer is mistaken, probably due to confusion with bâiller.

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb as far as pronunciation is concerned, but as with other verbs in -ayer (such as payer and essayer, the <y> of its stem may optionally be written as <i> when it precedes a silent <e> (compare verbs in -eyer, which never have this spelling change, and verbs in -oyer and -uyer, which always have it; verbs in -ayer belong to both groups, according to the writer's preference).

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