Kober

See also: kober

English

Alternative forms

• Cober

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kober.

Proper noun

Kober (plural Kobers)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kober is the 11189^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2826 individuals. Kober is most common among White (94.23%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kober”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 326.

Anagrams

• Borek, berko, borek, broke

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːbɐ/

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Etymology 1

Middle High German kober

Noun

Kober m (strong, genitive Kobers, plural Kober)

1. (regional) Synonym of Tragekorb (“basket”)

Declension

Declension of Kober [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kober	die	Kober
genitive	eines	des	Kobers	der	Kober
dative	einem	dem	Kober	den	Kobern
accusative	einen	den	Kober	die	Kober

Etymology 2

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Noun

Kober m (strong, genitive Kobers, plural Kober)

1. (slang) Synonym of Freier (“john”)

   fetter Kober ― rich john

Declension

Declension of Kober [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kober	die	Kober
genitive	eines	des	Kobers	der	Kober
dative	einem	dem	Kober	den	Kobern
accusative	einen	den	Kober	die	Kober

Related terms

• kobern

Further reading

• “Kober” in Duden online
• “Kober” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache