Falkner

English

Etymology

Variant of Falconer.

Proper noun

Falkner

1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Anagrams

• Frankel, flanker

German

Etymology

From Middle High German valkenære, probably after Latin falconarius. Equivalent to Falke +‎ -n- +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfalknər/, [ˈfalk.nɐ], [ˈfal.knɐ]

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Falk‧ner

Noun

Falkner m (strong, genitive Falkners, plural Falkner, feminine Falknerin)

1. falconer (male or of unspecified sex)

   Synonyms: Falkenwärter, Falkenzüchter, Falkenabrichter, Beizjäger

Declension

Declension of Falkner [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Falkner	die	Falkner
genitive	eines	des	Falkners	der	Falkner
dative	einem	dem	Falkner	den	Falknern
accusative	einen	den	Falkner	die	Falkner

Derived terms

• Falknerei

Related terms

• Falknerausbildung, Falknerjagdschein, Falknerprüfung, Falknersprache, Falknerverband
• Jungfalkner, Hoffalkner
• Falkenjagd, Falkenhorst

Further reading

• “Falkner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Falkner” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Falkner” in Duden online