Sauer

English

Etymology 1

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

• Auers, urase, ureas

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsau̯ɛr]

Proper noun

Sauer m anim (feminine Sauerová)

1. a male surname

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Hunsrik

Etymology

Nominalization of sauer (“sour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaʊ̯ɐ/
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯ɐ
• Hyphenation: Sau‧er

Noun

Sauer n (nominative plural Saure)

1. salad

   Synonym: Salaat

Declension

Declension of Sauer

	singular		plural
	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative/accusative	das	Sauer	die	Saure
dative	dem	Sauer	den/de	Saure

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 »