Eimer

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Eimer. === Proper noun === Eimer (plural Eimers) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Eimer is the 39117th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 563 individuals. Eimer is most common among White (92.54%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Eimer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 517. == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔaɪ̯mɐ/ Hyphenation: Ei‧mer Homophone: einmal (colloquial) === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German eim(b)er, einber, Old High German einber, from Proto-West Germanic *ambrī. Cognate with Luxembourgish Eemer. ==== Noun ==== Eimer m (strong, genitive Eimers, plural Eimer) (chiefly Germany) bucket, pail Synonym: Kübel ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== eimerartig eimerweise ===== Related terms ===== Abfalleimer, Mülleimer, Farbeimer Kunststoffeimer, Metalleimer, Plasteeimer, Plastikeimer ===== Related terms ===== Eimerboden, Eimerdeckel, Eimerhenkel, Eimerstapel === Etymology 2 === From the ancient Germanic personal name *Agimar, composed of *aggju (“point, edge (of a sword)”) + *mārī (“famous”). ==== Proper noun ==== Eimer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Eimers or (with an article) Eimer, feminine genitive Eimer, plural Eimers or Eimer) a surname === Further reading === “Eimer” in Duden online “Eimer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache