"Eimer" meaning in German

See Eimer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈʔaɪ̯mɐ/ Audio: De-Eimer.ogg Forms: Eimers [genitive, masculine], Eimer [genitive, masculine], Eimer [feminine, genitive], Eimers [plural], Eimer [plural]
Etymology: From the ancient Germanic personal name *Agimar, composed of *aggju (“point, edge (of a sword)”) + *mārī (“famous”). Etymology templates: {{der|de|gem|-}} Germanic Head templates: {{de-proper noun|surname}} Eimer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Eimers or (with an article) Eimer, feminine genitive Eimer, plural Eimers or Eimer)
  1. a surname Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname
    Sense id: en-Eimer-de-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): German surnames, German entries with incorrect language header, Containers Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Containers: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈʔaɪ̯mɐ/ Audio: De-Eimer.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German eim(b)er, einber, Old High German einber, from Proto-West Germanic *ambrī. Cognate with Luxembourgish Eemer. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|eimer|eim(b)er}} Middle High German eim(b)er, {{inh|de|goh|einber}} Old High German einber, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*ambrī}} Proto-West Germanic *ambrī, {{cog|lb|Eemer}} Luxembourgish Eemer Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Eimer m (strong, genitive Eimers, plural Eimer) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Eimers [genitive], Eimer [plural], strong [table-tags], Eimer [nominative, singular], Eimer [definite, nominative, plural], Eimers [genitive, singular], Eimer [definite, genitive, plural], Eimer [dative, singular], Eimern [dative, definite, plural], Eimer [accusative, singular], Eimer [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (chiefly Germany) bucket, pail Tags: Germany, masculine, strong Synonyms: Kübel Derived forms: eimerartig, eimerweise
    Sense id: en-Eimer-de-noun-fxLinubx Categories (other): German German, Containers Disambiguation of Containers: 54 46 Related terms: Abfalleimer, Mülleimer, Farbeimer, Kunststoffeimer, Metalleimer, Plasteeimer, Plastikeimer, Eimerboden, Eimerdeckel, Eimerhenkel, Eimerstapel
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "word": "Abfalleimer"
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          "word": "Kunststoffeimer"
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          "word": "Metalleimer"
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          "word": "Plasteeimer"
        },
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          "word": "Plastikeimer"
        },
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          "word": "Eimerboden"
        },
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          "word": "Eimerdeckel"
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      "word": "Kunststoffeimer"
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      "word": "Metalleimer"
    },
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      "word": "Plasteeimer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Plastikeimer"
    },
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      "word": "Eimerboden"
    },
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