Sauer

English

Etymology 1

From the German surname, from Middle High German sur (“sour”) (modern German sauer).

Proper noun

Sauer (plural Sauers)

1. A surname from German of Austrian origin.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sauer is the 2364^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 15430 individuals. Sauer is most common among White (94.92%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Sauer

1. A river in Europe that flows for 173 km (103 mi) through Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany; it empties into the Moselle near Wasserbillig.

Translations

river

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 紹爾河／绍尔河 (Shào'ěrhé)

• French: Sûre (fr) f
• German: Sauer (de) f
• Latin: Sura f
• Luxembourgish: Sauer f

Anagrams

• urase, Aurès, Auers, ureas

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsau̯ɛr]

Proper noun

Sauer m anim (female equivalent Sauerová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Sauer (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Sauer	Sauerové
genitive	Sauera	Sauerů
dative	Sauerovi	Sauerům
accusative	Sauera	Sauery
vocative	Sauere	Sauerové
locative	Sauerovi	Sauerech
instrumental	Sauerem	Sauery

Hunsrik

Etymology

Nominalization of sauer (“sour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaʊ̯a/
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯a
• Syllabification: Sau‧er

Noun

Sauer n (plural Saure)

1. salad

   Synonym: Salaat

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Named for its acidity, from sauer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɑʊ̯ɐ/

Proper noun

Sauer f

1. Sauer (river)

References

• Publications de la Société pour la recherche et la conservation des monuments historiques dans le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, vol. X, Luxembourg, 1855, « Noms des rivières et ruisseaux du Luxembourg grand-ducal »

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsauer]

Proper noun

Sauer m pers (female equivalent Sauerová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Sauer (pattern chlap)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Sauer	Sauerovia	Sauerovci
genitive	Sauera	Sauerov	Sauerovcov
dative	Sauerovi	Sauerom	Sauerovcom
accusative	Sauera	Sauerov	Sauerovcov
locative	Sauerovi	Saueroch	Sauerovcoch
instrumental	Sauerom	Sauermi	Sauerovcami

Further reading

• “Sauer”, 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