Bäcker

== German == === Etymology === From northern Middle High German becker, from Old High German beckeri, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz. By surface analysis, backen +‎ -er. Upper German originally used the words Beck and Pfister instead. The Central German form was reinforced by Middle Low German becker, from Old Saxon backeri. Both possibly from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz (compare also Dutch bakker, English baker). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛkɐ/ === Noun === Bäcker m (strong, genitive Bäckers, plural Bäcker, diminutive Bäckerlein n, feminine Bäckerin) agent noun of backen (“one who bakes”) (professional) baker (male or unspecified sex) Der Bäcker backt Brot und Semmeln. ― The baker bakes bread and bread rolls. ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Bäcker” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Bäcker” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Bäcker” in Duden online Bäcker on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de == Limburgish == === Alternative forms === bekker (Veldeke spelling) Bäke̩r (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling) Békker (Eupen) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle Dutch backere, from Old Dutch *bakkari, from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz, equivalent to backe +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbæ.kəʁ/ (Southeast Limburgish) IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.kəʁ/ Rhymes: -ækəʁ === Noun === Bäcker m (plural Bäcker or Bäckere) (German-based spelling) agent noun of backe (“one who bakes”) baker (male or unspecified sex) ==== Derived terms ==== == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From northern Middle High German becker, from Old High German beckeri, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz. Equivalent to backen +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbækeʀ/, [ˈbækɐ] === Noun === Bäcker m (plural Bäcker) baker