Beamer

== English == === Alternative forms === (BMW car): beamer === Etymology === Clipping of BMW or IBM +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbiːmə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbimɚ/ Rhymes: -iːmə(ɹ) === Noun === Beamer (plural Beamers) (slang) A BMW car or motorcycle. (slang) An employee of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). === Anagrams === Bermea, Breema, ambeer == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiːmɐ/ Rhymes: -iːmɐ === Etymology 1 === From beamen (“to beam; to project”) +‎ -er; the former from English beam (“to transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism”). Inasmuch as the English verb does not share the figurative sense “to project”, the German is a pseudo-anglicism. Compare the same in Dutch beamer (“video projector”). ==== Noun ==== Beamer m (strong, genitive Beamers, plural Beamer) video projector Synonym: Projektor (science fiction) beamer ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English Beamer. ==== Noun ==== Beamer m (strong, genitive Beamers, plural Beamer) (slang) Beamer (BMW car) ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “Beamer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Beamer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Beamer” in Duden online “Beamer” in OpenThesaurus.de Beamer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de