Sauer

See also: sauer

English

Etymology 1

From the German surname, from Middle High German sur (sour) (modern German sauer).

Proper noun

Sauer (plural Sauers)

  1. A surname from German of Austrian origin.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Sauer is the 2364th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 15430 individuals. Sauer is most common among White (94.92%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Sauer

  1. A river in Europe that flows for 173 km (103 mi) through Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany; it empties into the Moselle near Wasserbillig.
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Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Sauer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsau̯ɛr]

Proper noun

Sauer m anim (female equivalent Sauerová)

  1. a male surname from German

Declension

Further reading

  • Sauer”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Hunsrik

Etymology

Nominalization of sauer (sour).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaʊ̯a/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯a
  • Syllabification: Sau‧er

Noun

Sauer n (plural Saure)

  1. salad
    Synonym: Salaat

References

  1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Sauer”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 138

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Named for its acidity, from sauer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɑʊ̯ɐ/

Proper noun

Sauer f

  1. Sauer (river)

References

  • Publications de la Société pour la recherche et la conservation des monuments historiques dans le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, vol. X, Luxembourg, 1855, « Noms des rivières et ruisseaux du Luxembourg grand-ducal »

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsauer]

Proper noun

Sauer m pers (female equivalent Sauerová)

  1. a male surname from German

Declension

Declension of Sauer
(pattern chlap)
singularplural 1plural 2
nominativeSauerSaueroviaSauerovci
genitiveSaueraSauerovSauerovcov
dativeSaueroviSaueromSauerovcom
accusativeSaueraSauerovSauerovcov
locativeSaueroviSauerochSauerovcoch
instrumentalSaueromSauermiSauerovcami

Further reading

  • Sauer”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025