Wimmer

German

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Etymology 1

From wimmen, from Medieval Latin vīndēmiō (to harvest grapes).

Noun

Wimmer m (strong, genitive Wimmers, plural Wimmer, feminine Wimmerin)

  1. (Switzerland, viticulture) wine-maker; person who gathers grapes and processes them into wine
    Synonyms: Kellermeister, Weinbauer, Weinhersteller, Weinmacher, Winzer
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Proper noun

Wimmer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wimmers or (with an article) Wimmer, feminine genitive Wimmer, plural Wimmers or Wimmer)

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

From Middle High German widemer; related to widmen.

Proper noun

Wimmer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wimmers or (with an article) Wimmer, feminine genitive Wimmer, plural Wimmers or Wimmer)

  1. a surname

Etymology 3

From Middle High German wimmer, wimer. Further etymology unclear.

Noun

Wimmer m (strong, genitive Wimmers, plural Wimmer, diminutive Wimmerl n)

  1. (dated) hard and knotty area in a piece of wood
  2. (regional, Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany) callus, weal, wart
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