Erker

See also: erker

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Erker.

Proper noun

Erker (plural Erkers)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Erker is the 40204^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 545 individuals. Erker is most common among White (95.23%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Erker”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 533.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ärkēr (in rhyme with mēr), ärker or ærker (in rhyme with der), ultimately from Latin arcus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛʁkɐ/

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Noun

Erker m (strong, genitive Erkers, plural Erker)

1. oriel; bay (on houses)

Declension

Declension of Erker [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Erker	die	Erker
genitive	eines	des	Erkers	der	Erker
dative	einem	dem	Erker	den	Erkern
accusative	einen	den	Erker	die	Erker

Derived terms

• Gesichtserker

Further reading

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

Turkish

Proper noun

Erker

1. a male given name