Tauber

See also: tauber and Täuber

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaʊ̯.bər/, [ˈtʰaʊ̯.bɐ]

Etymology 1

Variant of Taube.

Noun

Tauber m (genitive Taubers, plural Tauber, female Täubin)

1. A male pigeon or dove, a cock pigeon or dove.

Synonyms

• Täuber, Tauberich, Täuberich, Taubenmännchen, Taubenhahn, männliche Taube

Hypernyms

• Taube
• Taubenvogel

Coordinate terms

• Täubin, Taubenweibchen, Taubenhenne, weibliche Taube

Etymology 2

From a (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  (likely Gaulish) word meaning ‘water’. Compare Dover, Welsh dwfr, dŵr, Breton dour and Old Irish dobur (“water, river”).

Proper noun

Tauber f (proper noun, genitive Tauber)

1. A river in Franconia, Germany.

Etymology 3

Substantivization of taub.

Noun

Tauber m (genitive Tauben, plural Taube, female Taube)

1. A deaf man or boy.