Schauer

== English == === Proper noun === Schauer (plural Schauers) A surname. === References === Schauer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃaʊ̯ər/, [ˈʃaʊ̯.ɐ] Rhymes: -aʊ̯ɐ === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German schūr, from Old High German scūr, from Proto-West Germanic *skūr, from Proto-Germanic *skūrō. Cognate with Dutch schoer, English shower, Swedish skur. ==== Noun ==== Schauer m (strong, genitive Schauers, plural Schauer) (meteorology) shower (brief period of precipitation) (figurative) shower (instance of something bursting forth like a rainshower) Synonym: Schwall shudder, shiver, sudden thrill Synonym: Schauder ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German schūr, from Old High German scūr, northern variant of skiura, whence Scheuer (“shed, barn”). ==== Noun ==== Schauer n or m (strong, genitive Schauers, plural Schauer) (archaic or dialectal) roof or open shed for taking shelter Synonyms: Wetterdach, Schutzdach, Schutzhütte ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 3 === From Middle High German schouwære, from Old High German schouwāri. Equivalent to schauen +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== Schauer m (strong, genitive Schauers, plural Schauer) (rare) agent noun of schauen: one who looks (obsolete as simplex, archaic in compounds) inspector, one who inspects (e.g. the quality of goods) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 4 === 19th century, from Low German Schauer, from Dutch sjouwer, derived from sjouwen, from West Frisian sjouwe. ==== Noun ==== Schauer m (strong, genitive Schauers, plural Schauer) (nautical, archaic or historical, often in the form Schauermann) dock worker who loads and unloads ships, lumper ===== Declension ===== == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German schūre, from Old High German scūr, from Proto-West Germanic *skūru, from Proto-Germanic *skūrō. Cognate with German Schauer, Dutch schoer, English shower. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃɑʊ̯ɐ/ Rhymes: -ɑʊɐ === Noun === Schauer f (plural Schaueren) shower (brief period of precipitation) ==== Derived terms ==== Reeschauer Schnéischauer