"Sauer" meaning in English

See Sauer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Sauers [plural]
Etymology: From the German surname, from Middle High German sur (“sour”) (modern German sauer). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|gmh|sur||sour}} Middle High German sur (“sour”), {{cog|de|sauer}} German sauer Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Sauer (plural Sauers)
  1. A surname from German of Austrian origin.
    Sense id: en-Sauer-en-name-jVnOLx1Q Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Luxembourgish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 48 14 23 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 14 23 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Luxembourgish translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 82 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Luxembourgish Sauer. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|lb|Sauer}} Borrowed from Luxembourgish Sauer Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sauer
  1. A tributary of the Moselle that flows for 173 km (103 mi) through Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. Categories (place): Places in Belgium, Places in Germany, Places in Luxembourg, Rivers in Belgium, Rivers in Germany, Rivers in Luxembourg Translations (river): 紹爾河 /绍尔河 (Shào'ěrhé) (Chinese Mandarin), Sûre [feminine] (French), Sauer [feminine] (German), Sura [feminine] (Latin), Sauer [feminine] (Luxembourgish)
    Sense id: en-Sauer-en-name-wzn7nGRd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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