Zimmerer
English
Etymology
From German Zimmerer. Thus cognate with Zimmermann and analogous to Carpenter from carpenter.
Proper noun
Zimmerer (plural Zimmerers)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Zimmerer is the 27534th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 875 individuals. Zimmerer is most common among White (94.63%) individuals.
German
Etymology
The noun is from Zimmer + -er. The surname is an occupational one, from the noun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɪmərər/
Noun
Zimmerer m (strong, genitive Zimmerers, plural Zimmerer)
- carpenter (worker skilled at handling timber for the construction of houses)
- Synonyms: Bauschreiner, Bautischler, Zimmermann
- Coordinate terms: Bauer; Schreiner, Tischler
Declension
Declension of Zimmerer [masculine, strong]
Proper noun
Zimmerer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Zimmerers or (with an article) Zimmerer, feminine genitive Zimmerer, plural Zimmerers or Zimmerer)
- a common surname originating as an occupation
Declension
Declension of Zimmerer [masculine // feminine, surname]
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | |||||||
| indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | (ein) | (der) | Zimmerer | (eine) | (die) | Zimmerer | (die) | Zimmerers, Zimmerer |
| genitive | (eines) | (des) | Zimmerers, Zimmerer1 | (einer) | (der) | Zimmerer | (der) | Zimmerers, Zimmerer |
| dative | (einem) | (dem) | Zimmerer | (einer) | (der) | Zimmerer | (den) | Zimmerers, Zimmerer |
| accusative | (einen) | (den) | Zimmerer | (eine) | (die) | Zimmerer | (die) | Zimmerers, Zimmerer |
1With an article.