Imker

See also: imker

German

Etymology

From German Low German Imker. Obviously related to Imme (“bee”). There are two theories concerning the details of the development:

1. 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).
2. Directly derived from Imme with the mentioned suffix. Cognate with Dutch imker.

Either way, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *imbjakaʀjō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪmkɐ/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Imker m (strong, genitive Imkers, plural Imker, feminine Imkerin)

1. beekeeper (male or of unspecified gender)

   Synonym: (less common) Bienenzüchter

Declension

Declension of Imker [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Imker	die	Imker
genitive	eines	des	Imkers	der	Imker
dative	einem	dem	Imker	den	Imkern
accusative	einen	den	Imker	die	Imker

Derived terms

• Imkerei
• imkern

Related terms

• Imme

Further reading

• “Imker”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Imker” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Imker” in Duden online
• Imker on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de