Krämer

See also: Kramer, and krämer

German

Etymology

Kram +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʁɛːmɐ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ˈkʁeːmɐ/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
• Hyphenation: Krä‧mer

• Audio:

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Noun

Krämer m (strong, genitive Krämers, plural Krämer, feminine Krämerin)

1. shopkeeper (person who sells miscellaneous inexpensive goods)

Declension

Declension of Krämer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Krämer	die	Krämer
genitive	eines	des	Krämers	der	Krämer
dative	einem	dem	Krämer	den	Krämern
accusative	einen	den	Krämer	die	Krämer

Derived terms

• Krämerei
• Geheimniskrämer
• kleinkrämerisch

Proper noun

Krämer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Krämers or (with an article) Krämer, feminine genitive Krämer, plural Krämers or Krämer)

1. a surname originating as an occupation

Further reading

• “Krämer” in Duden online