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

A surname from German [in turn originating as an ethnonym].
A German multinational life science, chemical, and pharmaceutical company.

Derived terms

Bayer filter

Anagrams

Beary, Earby, Yebra, barye, beary, beray, by ear, yerba

German

Alternative forms

Baier
Beier, Bäyer (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German Beier.

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Noun

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

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

Unterfranke
- Würzburger
Oberfranke
- Nürnberger
Oberpfälzer
- Regensburger
Schwabe
- Augsburger, Neu-Ulmer, Memminger, Kaufbeurer, Kemptener, Lindauer, Sonthofener
Oberbayer
- Münchener, Ingolstädter, Pfaffenhofener, Rosenheimer, Freisinger, Erdinger, Garmisch-Partenkirchener, Weilheimer, Traunsteiner
Niederbayer
- Deggendorfer, Landshuter. Passauer, Straubinger. Vilshofener

Further reading

“Bayer” in Duden online
“Bayer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache