Birr
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Birr (usually uncountable, plural Birrs)
- A surname.
- A community in Middlesex Centre municipality, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
- A town in County Offaly, Ireland, originally named Parsonstown.
- A municipality in Aargau canton, Switzerland.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Birr is the 25255th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 981 individuals. Birr is most common among White (93.58%) individuals.
East Central German edit
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
Birr f (diminutive Birrl)
- (Erzgebirgisch) pear
- (Erzgebirgisch) lightbulb
- Is Birrl hoots fei nausgehah!
- The light bulb got knocked out!
- (Erzgebirgisch, colloquial) head, bonce, noggin
References edit
2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 23: