Schreiner
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Schreiner.
Proper noun edit
Schreiner (plural Schreiners)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Schreiner is the 4359th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8152 individuals. Schreiner is most common among White (95.5%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schreiner”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German schrīnære, derived from schrīn (“cupboard”). Analysable as Schrein + -er.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schreiner m (strong, genitive Schreiners, plural Schreiner, feminine Schreinerin)
- (chiefly western Germany, Southern Germany, Switzerland) joiner (maker of wooden furniture)
- Synonym: Tischler
Declension edit
Declension of Schreiner [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “Schreiner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schreiner” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schreiner” in Duden online
- Schreiner on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de