Schauer
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See also: schauer
Proper noun
Schauer (plural Schauers)
- A surname.
References
Pronunciation
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
Declension of Schauer [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
period of precipitation
- Aprilschauer
- Gewitterschauer
- Graupelschauer
- Hagelschauer
- Luftschauer
- Regenschauer
- Schneeschauer
instance of something bursting forth
- Fragenschauer
- Meteoritenschauer
- Meteorschauer
- Sternschnuppenschauer
- Teilchenschauer
- Tränenschauer
shudder
- Angstschauer
- Fieberschauer
- Frostschauer
- schaurig
- Kälteschauer
- Wonneschauer
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
Declension of Schauer [neuter // masculine, strong]
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
Declension of Schauer [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
- Bierschauer
- Brotschauer
- Fleischschauer
- Münzschauer
- Tuchschauer
- Weinschauer
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
Declension of Schauer [masculine, strong]
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
Noun
Schauer f (plural Schaueren)
- shower (brief period of precipitation)
Derived terms
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