Wimmer
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From wimmen, from Medieval Latin vīndēmiō (“to harvest grapes”).
Noun
Wimmer m (strong, genitive Wimmers, plural Wimmer, feminine Wimmerin)
- (Switzerland, viticulture) wine-maker; person who gathers grapes and processes them into wine
- Synonyms: Kellermeister, Weinbauer, Weinhersteller, Weinmacher, Winzer
Declension
Declension of Wimmer [masculine, strong]
Proper noun
Wimmer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wimmers or (with an article) Wimmer, feminine genitive Wimmer, plural Wimmers or Wimmer)
- 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)
- a surname
Etymology 3
From Middle High German wimmer, wimer. Further etymology unclear.
Noun
Wimmer m (strong, genitive Wimmers, plural Wimmer, diminutive Wimmerl n)
- (dated) hard and knotty area in a piece of wood
- (regional, Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany) callus, weal, wart
Declension
Declension of Wimmer [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Wimmer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Wimmer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Wimmer” in Duden online
- “Wimmer” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.