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Bauer
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bauer
Translingual
Etymology
mul de Bauer pawn.
Noun
mul chess Spoken by a player during a match with one or more visually impaired players to indicate a pawn in algebraic notation.
References
FIDE Laws of Chess 2023
English
Etymology
As a German and Jewish surname, from en de Bauer farmer. Compare en Bower.
Also as a German and Jewish surname, from the obsolete en gmh - noun gmh gebūr (ge)būr neighbour, from en goh bur dwelling.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbaʊ.əɹ/ /ˈbaʊəɹ/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bower.wav Southern England
en aʊ.ə(ɹ) aʊə(ɹ) 2
en Bower bower some etymologies
Proper noun
en German.
en Lauren Gardner Co-author of study linking Tylenol to autism says pain reliever still an option w:POLITICO https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/22/pregnant-women-can-still-use-tylenol-judiciously-says-researcher-00575788 2025-09-22 University of Massachusetts epidemiologist Ann Bauer reviewed existing research in a paper published last month in the journal Environmental Health with Dr. Andrea Baccarelli, the dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City and the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. https://web.archive.org/web/20251031120557/https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/22/pregnant-women-can-still-use-tylenol-judiciously-says-researcher-00575788
Derived terms
en Bauerian
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Bauer is the 517th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 65,004 individuals. Bauer is most common among White (95.1%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en aberu Baure Abure Breau Abreu
Bavarian
Alternative forms
bar Baua spelling
Etymology
From bar gmh būre, gmh gebūre, from bar goh būr peasant peasant, goh gibūr, goh gibūro. All these forms ultimately descend from bar gmw-pro *būr, itself from bar gem-pro *būraz inhabitant, dweller. Compare de Bauer, en boor.
Pronunciation
bar /ˈb̥au̯ɐ/
Noun
m Bauern Bairin
farmer male or of unspecified gender
peasant male or of unspecified gender
bar pejorative boor, yokel, bumpkin male or of unspecified gender
bar chess pawn
See also
bar Occupations
Czech
cs:
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-an Bauerová
cs m German
Declension
m.an.surname
Further reading
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French
Proper noun
fr German
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈbaʊ̯ɐ/
de De-Bauer.ogg
de De-Bauer2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aʊ̯ɐ 2
Etymology 1
de farmer
de ine-pro *bʰuH- de gmw-pro gem-pro 2
From de gmh būre, gmh gebūre, from de goh būr peasant peasant, goh gibūr, goh gibūro. All these forms ultimately descend from de gmw-pro *būr, itself from de gem-pro *būraz inhabitant, dweller. Compare en boor.
Noun
((<m.weak.[*standard]>,<m,s,n.[informal]>)) ^chen,^lein ^in Bäurin
farmer male or of unspecified gender
de Landwirt Farmer
peasant male or of unspecified gender
de pejorative boor, yokel, bumpkin male or of unspecified gender
de chess pawn
de card games jack, knave
de Bube<g:m> Unter<g:m>
Usage notes
Bauer is a weak noun in the standard language, but is part of a group of nouns which have a clear tendency to be strong colloquially, so one will often hear dem Bauer instead of dem Bauern.
Declension
((<m.weak.[*standard]>,<m,s,n.[colloquial]>))
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
de bäuerlich Bauernfrühstück<g:n> Bauernhof<g:m> Bauerschaft Bergbauer Biobauer,-bäuerin Doppelbauer Freibauer,-bäuerin kalter Bauer<g:m> Milchbauer,-bäuerin Reisbauer,-bäuerin Schweinebauer,-bäuerin Bauersmann,-frau,-leute
Descendants
en bauer ; bower<id:trump> 1
pl bauer 1
sh pȁor па̏ор 1
de:+ (Familienname)
thumb|150px|Distribution of Bauers in Germany
Proper noun
surname
de occupations
Declension
surname
Related terms
de Bauerschmidt, de Bauerfeind, de Bauersachs
de Angerbauer, de Beckenbauer, de Bergbauer, de Gebauer, de Hofbauer, de Holzbauer, de Lettenbauer
de Neubauer, de Rosenbauer, de Schmidbauer, de Seebauer, de Steinbauer, de Wackerbauer, de Waldbauer
Etymology 2
de birdcage
de ine-pro *bʰuH- de gmw-pro gem-pro 2
From de gmh būr, from de goh būr dwelling dwelling. Cognate with en bower dwelling dwelling.
Noun
n:m
de archaic or regional birdcage
de Vogelkäfig<g:m> Vogelbauer<g:n,m>
Declension
n:m
Derived terms
de Vogelbauer m
Etymology 3
de builder
de ine-pro *bʰuH-
From de bauen er.
Noun
m in
de almost exclusively in compounds builder male or of unspecified gender
Declension
m
Hyponyms
de Anlagenbauer Bootsbauer Geigenbauer Gitarrenbauer Harfenbauer Hausbauer Heizungsbauer Instrumentenbauer Klavierbauer Möbelbauer Orgelbauer Schiffsbauer Straßenbauer
Further reading
Bauer_Bebauer_Erbauer Bauer (Bebauer, Erbauer)
Bauer_Landwirt_Schachspielfigur Bauer, Landwirt, Schachspielfigur
Bauer_Vogelkaefig Bauer (Vogelkäfig)
de Occupations Animal dwellings
Luxembourgish
Etymology
lb ine-pro *bʰuH- lb gmw-pro gem-pro 2
From lb gmh būre, gmh gebūre, from lb goh būr peasant peasant, goh gibūr, goh gibūro.
Pronunciation
lb [ˈbɑʊ̯ɐ]
lb ɑʊɐ 2
Noun
m
farmer
pawn (chess piece)
Synonyms
lb Kaffert
See also
lb Occupations
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
pdc ine-pro *bʰuH- pdc gmw-pro gem-pro 2
From pdc gmh būre, gmh gebūre, from pdc goh būr peasant peasant, goh gibūr, goh gibūro.
Noun
pdc noun m plural Bauer
farmer
pdc Occupations
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-pr Bauerová
sk m
Declension
m-pr surn
Further reading
Slovene
sl:
Etymology
sl de Bauer.
Pronunciation
Bauer
Proper noun
Bauer m-an
sl German
Further reading