Auer

See also: auer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Auer.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: owʹər, IPA^(key): /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/
• (US, Canada) enPR: owr, IPA^(key): /ˈaʊɚ/

Proper noun

Auer (countable and uncountable, plural Auers)

1. A surname from German.
2. A surname from Finnish.
3. A municipality in the autonomous province of South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. Italian spelling: Ora.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Auer is the 9125^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3578 individuals. Auer is most common among White (94.94%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Auer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 69.

Anagrams

• eaur, urea

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈau̯ɛr]

Proper noun

Auer m anim (female equivalent Auerová)

1. a male surname from German

Declension

Declension of Auer (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Auer	Auerové
genitive	Auera	Auerů
dative	Auerovi	Auerům
accusative	Auera	Auery
vocative	Auere	Auerové
locative	Auerovi	Auerech
instrumental	Auerem	Auery

Further reading

• “Auer”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
• Matúšová, Jana (2015) Německá vlastní jména v češtině [German proper nouns in Czech] (in Czech), Prague: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, →ISBN, page 26

Finnish

Etymology

< auer

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯.er/, [ˈɑ̝u̯.e̞r]
• Rhymes: -ɑuer
• Hyphenation^(key): Au‧er

Proper noun

Auer

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Auer (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Auer	Auerit
genitive		Auerin	Auerien Auereiden Auereitten
partitive		Aueria	Auereita Auereja
illative		Aueriin	Auereihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Auer	Auerit
accusative	nom.	Auer	Auerit
	gen.	Auerin
genitive		Auerin	Auerien Auereiden Auereitten
partitive		Aueria	Auereita Auereja
inessive		Auerissa	Auereissa
elative		Auerista	Auereista
illative		Aueriin	Auereihin
adessive		Auerilla	Auereilla
ablative		Auerilta	Auereilta
allative		Auerille	Auereille
essive		Auerina	Auereina
translative		Aueriksi	Auereiksi
abessive		Aueritta	Auereitta
instructive		—	Auerein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Auer (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Auerini Auerini accusative nom. Auerini Auerini gen. Auerini genitive Auerini Auerieni Auereideni Auereitteni partitive Aueriani Auereitani Auerejani inessive Auerissani Auereissani elative Aueristani Auereistani illative Aueriini Auereihini adessive Auerillani Auereillani ablative Aueriltani Auereiltani allative Auerilleni Auereilleni essive Auerinani Auereinani translative Auerikseni Auereikseni abessive Auerittani Auereittani instructive — — comitative — Auereineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Auerisi Auerisi accusative nom. Auerisi Auerisi gen. Auerisi genitive Auerisi Aueriesi Auereidesi Auereittesi partitive Aueriasi Auereitasi Auerejasi inessive Auerissasi Auereissasi elative Aueristasi Auereistasi illative Aueriisi Auereihisi adessive Auerillasi Auereillasi ablative Aueriltasi Auereiltasi allative Auerillesi Auereillesi essive Auerinasi Auereinasi translative Aueriksesi Auereiksesi abessive Auerittasi Auereittasi instructive — — comitative — Auereinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Auerimme Auerimme accusative nom. Auerimme Auerimme gen. Auerimme genitive Auerimme Aueriemme Auereidemme Auereittemme partitive Aueriamme Auereitamme Auerejamme inessive Auerissamme Auereissamme elative Aueristamme Auereistamme illative Aueriimme Auereihimme adessive Auerillamme Auereillamme ablative Aueriltamme Auereiltamme allative Auerillemme Auereillemme essive Auerinamme Auereinamme translative Aueriksemme Auereiksemme abessive Auerittamme Auereittamme instructive — — comitative — Auereinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Auerinne Auerinne accusative nom. Auerinne Auerinne gen. Auerinne genitive Auerinne Auerienne Auereidenne Auereittenne partitive Auerianne Auereitanne Auerejanne inessive Auerissanne Auereissanne elative Aueristanne Auereistanne illative Aueriinne Auereihinne adessive Auerillanne Auereillanne ablative Aueriltanne Auereiltanne allative Auerillenne Auereillenne essive Auerinanne Auereinanne translative Aueriksenne Auereiksenne abessive Auerittanne Auereittanne instructive — — comitative — Auereinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Auerinsa Auerinsa accusative nom. Auerinsa Auerinsa gen. Auerinsa genitive Auerinsa Aueriensa Auereidensa Auereittensa partitive Aueriaan Aueriansa Auereitaan Auerejaan Auereitansa Auerejansa inessive Auerissaan Auerissansa Auereissaan Auereissansa elative Aueristaan Aueristansa Auereistaan Auereistansa illative Aueriinsa Auereihinsa adessive Auerillaan Auerillansa Auereillaan Auereillansa ablative Aueriltaan Aueriltansa Auereiltaan Auereiltansa allative Auerilleen Auerillensa Auereilleen Auereillensa essive Auerinaan Auerinansa Auereinaan Auereinansa translative Auerikseen Aueriksensa Auereikseen Auereiksensa abessive Auerittaan Auerittansa Auereittaan Auereittansa instructive — — comitative — Auereineen Auereinensa

Statistics

• Auer is the 2514^th (tied with 9 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 319 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German ūre, from Old French ore, eure, from Latin hōra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑʊ̯.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɑʊɐ

Noun

Auer f (plural Aueren)

1. clock, watch

   Eise Monni huet menger Schwëster a mir zwou deier Auere kaf.

   Our oncle bought my sister and me two expensive watches.

2. (invariable) o'clock

   Ëm siwen Auer wollt en do sinn.

   He wanted to be here at seven o'clock.

3. (archaic) Synonym of Stonn (“hour”)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈauer]

Proper noun

Auer m pers (female equivalent Auerová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Auer (pattern chlap)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Auer	Auerovia	Auerovci
genitive	Auera	Auerov	Auerovcov
dative	Auerovi	Auerom	Auerovcom
accusative	Auera	Auerov	Auerovcov
locative	Auerovi	Aueroch	Auerovcoch
instrumental	Auerom	Auermi	Auerovcami

Further reading

• “Auer”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024