Bayer

Bayer

See also: bayer and bâyer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bayer. The surname is converged from both Bavaria and Middle High German beieren (“to ring a bell”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Bayer

  1. A surname from German [in turn originating as an ethnonym].

Derived terms

Anagrams

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Middle High German Beier.

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Bayer m (weak, genitive Bayern, plural Bayern, feminine Bayerin or Bayrin)

    1. Bavarian (native or inhabitant of the state of Bavaria, Germany) (usually male)
      Synonym: (humorous) Bajuware

    Declension

    Declension of Bayer [masculine, weak]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Bayer die Bayern
    genitive eines des Bayern der Bayern
    dative einem dem Bayern den Bayern
    accusative einen den Bayern die Bayern

    Hyponyms

    Further reading

    • “Bayer” in Duden online
    • “Bayer”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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