English

Proper noun

Bauer

1. A surname​.

French

Proper noun

Bauer

1. A surname​.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʊ̯ɐ/
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯ɐ

Etymology 1

From Middle High German būre, gebūre, from Old High German būr, gibūr, gibūro, from Proto-Germanic *būraz. Compare English bower, boor, Dutch boer, buur.

Noun

Bauer m ‎(genitive Bauern, plural Bauern)

1. farmer, peasant, boor
2. (chess) pawn

Usage notes

• Bauer is a weak noun in the standard language, but is part of a group of nouns which have a stark tendency to be strong colloquially, so one will often hear dem Bauer instead of dem Bauern.

Declension

Synonyms

• (farmer): Landwirt m

Related terms

Chess pieces in German · Schachfiguren, Schachsteine (layout · text)
König	Dame, Königin	Turm	Läufer	Springer, Pferd, Ross, Rössel	Bauer

Derived terms

• Bäuerchen n
• Bäuerin f
• Bäuerlein n
• bäuerlich
• Bauernfrühstück n
• Bauernhof m
• Biobauer m
• Doppelbauer
• Freibauer
• kalter Bauer m
• Milchbauer m
• Schweinebauer m

Proper noun

Bauer ? ‎(genitive Bauer)

1. An occupational surname​.

Etymology 2

From Middle High German būr, from Old High German būr.

Noun

Bauer n, m ‎(genitive Bauers, plural Bauer)

1. (archaic or regional) birdcage

Declension

Neuter gender

Masculine gender

Synonyms

• Vogelkäfig m
• Vogelbauer n, m

Derived terms

• Vogelbauer m

Etymology 3

From bauen +‎ -er.

Noun

Bauer m ‎(genitive Bauers, plural Bauer)

1. (almost exclusively in compounds) one who builds something

Declension

Derived terms

• Gitarrenbauer m
• Orgelbauer m

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German bū(w)āri; equivalent to bauen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbæːʊ̯ɐ/

Noun

Bauer m ‎(plural Baueren)

1. farmer
2. pawn (chess piece)

See also

Chess pieces in Luxembourgish · Schachfiguren (Schach + Figuren) (layout · text)
Kinnek	Damm	Tuerm	Leefer	Sprénger	Bauer