Schauer

See also: schauer

English

Proper noun

Schauer (plural Schauers)

1. A surname.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaʊ̯ər/, [ˈʃaʊ̯.ɐ]

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• Rhymes: -aʊ̯ɐ

Etymology 1

From Middle High German schūr, from Old High German scūr, from Proto-West Germanic *skūr, from Proto-Germanic *skūrō. Cognate with Dutch schoer, English shower, Swedish skur.

Noun

Schauer m (strong, genitive Schauers, plural Schauer)

1. (meteorology) shower (brief period of precipitation)
2. (figurative) shower (instance of something bursting forth like a rainshower)

   Synonym: Schwall

3. shudder, shiver, sudden thrill

   Synonym: Schauder

Declension

Declension of Schauer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schauer	die	Schauer
genitive	eines	des	Schauers	der	Schauer
dative	einem	dem	Schauer	den	Schauern
accusative	einen	den	Schauer	die	Schauer

Derived terms

period of precipitation

• Aprilschauer
• Gewitterschauer
• Graupelschauer
• Hagelschauer
• Luftschauer
• Regenschauer
• Schneeschauer

instance of something bursting forth

• Fragenschauer
• Meteoritenschauer
• Meteorschauer
• Sternschnuppenschauer
• Teilchenschauer
• Tränenschauer

shudder

• Angstschauer
• Fieberschauer
• Frostschauer
• schaurig
• Kälteschauer
• Wonneschauer

Etymology 2

From Middle High German schūr, from Old High German scūr, northern variant of skiura, whence Scheuer (“shed, barn”).

Noun

Schauer n or m (strong, genitive Schauers, plural Schauer)

1. (archaic or dialectal) roof or open shed for taking shelter

   Synonyms: Wetterdach, Schutzdach, Schutzhütte

Declension

Declension of Schauer [neuter // masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	Schauer	die	Schauer
genitive	eines	des	Schauers	der	Schauer
dative	einem	dem	Schauer	den	Schauern
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	Schauer	die	Schauer

Etymology 3

From Middle High German schouwære, from Old High German schouwāri. Equivalent to schauen +‎ -er.

Noun

Schauer m (strong, genitive Schauers, plural Schauer)

1. (rare) agent noun of schauen: one who looks
2. (obsolete as simplex, archaic in compounds) inspector, one who inspects (e.g. the quality of goods)

Declension

Declension of Schauer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schauer	die	Schauer
genitive	eines	des	Schauers	der	Schauer
dative	einem	dem	Schauer	den	Schauern
accusative	einen	den	Schauer	die	Schauer

Derived terms

• Bierschauer
• Brotschauer
• Fleischschauer
• Münzschauer
• Tuchschauer
• Weinschauer

 

Etymology 4

19th century, from Low German Schauer, from Dutch sjouwer, derived from sjouwen, from West Frisian sjouwe.

Noun

Schauer m (strong, genitive Schauers, plural Schauer)

1. (nautical, archaic or historical, often in the form Schauermann) dock worker who loads and unloads ships, lumper

Declension

Declension of Schauer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schauer	die	Schauer
genitive	eines	des	Schauers	der	Schauer
dative	einem	dem	Schauer	den	Schauern
accusative	einen	den	Schauer	die	Schauer

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German schūre, from Old High German scūr, from Proto-West Germanic *skūru, from Proto-Germanic *skūrō. Cognate with German Schauer, Dutch schoer, English shower.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑʊ̯ɐ/
• Rhymes: -ɑʊɐ

Noun

Schauer f (plural Schaueren)

1. shower (brief period of precipitation)

Derived terms

• Reeschauer
• Schnéischauer