Heuer

See also: heuer

English

Etymology

From the German surname, from Heu (“hay”).

Proper noun

Heuer

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Heuer is the 7,629th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4,350 individuals. Heuer is most common among White (96.11%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German hūre, from Old Saxon huria (“hire”).[1] Cognate to Dutch huur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔʏ̯ɐ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯ɐ
  • Homophone: heuer

Noun

Heuer f (genitive Heuer, plural Heuern)

  1. (nautical) pay (of a seaman)

Declension

Declension of Heuer [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Heuer die Heuern
genitive einer der Heuer der Heuern
dative einer der Heuer den Heuern
accusative eine die Heuer die Heuern

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “huzjan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 261

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