Kretschmer

English

Alternative forms

• Kretzschmer, Kretschmar, Kretzschmar, Krcmar, Kreczmar

Etymology

From German Kretschmer, from Proto-Slavic *kъrčьmařь. Doublet of Krcmar.

Proper noun

Kretschmer (plural Kretschmers)

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• Kretschmerian

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kretschmer is the 23691^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1069 individuals. Kretschmer is most common among White (95.32%) individuals.

German

Alternative forms

• Kretzschmer, Kretschmar, Kretzschmar

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъrčьmařь from *kъrčьma + *-ařь, or an analogous form in an early western daughter language of Proto-Slavic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɛt͡ʃmɐ/
• Hyphenation: Kretsch‧mer

Noun

Kretschmer m (strong, genitive Kretschmers, plural Kretschmer, feminine Kretschmerin)

1. (regional, Silesia, Saxony, Spreewald) innkeeper, tavernkeeper, pubkeeper (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension

Declension of Kretschmer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kretschmer	die	Kretschmer
genitive	eines	des	Kretschmers	der	Kretschmer
dative	einem	dem	Kretschmer	den	Kretschmern
accusative	einen	den	Kretschmer	die	Kretschmer