Imker
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German Low German [Term?]. Obviously related to Imme (“bee”). There are two theories concerning the details of the development:
- From Middle Low German immenkar (“beehive”), which is a compound with Middle Low German kar (“basket”). The component -ker < -kar would then have been secondarily associated with the Low German suffix -ker for occupations (compare Böttcher).
- Directly derived from Imme with the mentioned suffix. Cognate with Dutch imker.
Either way, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *imbjakaʀjō.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Imker m (strong, genitive Imkers, plural Imker, feminine Imkerin)
- beekeeper (male or of unspecified gender)
- Synonym: (less common) Bienenzüchter
Declension
[edit]Declension of Imker [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Imker” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Imker” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Imker” in Duden online
- Imker on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de