Bäcker
German
Etymology
From northern Middle High German becker, from Old High German beckeri, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz. By surface analysis, backen + -er.
Upper German originally used the words Beck and Pfister instead. The Central German form was reinforced by Middle Low German becker, from Old Saxon backeri. Both possibly from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz (compare also Dutch bakker, English baker).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛkɐ/
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Noun
Bäcker m (strong, genitive Bäckers, plural Bäcker, diminutive Bäckerlein n, feminine Bäckerin)
- agent noun of backen (“one who bakes”)
- (professional) baker (male or unspecified sex)
Declension
Hyponyms
- Brotbäcker
- Brötchenbäcker
- Feinbäcker
- Hobbybäcker
- Kuchenbäcker
- Lebkuchenbäcker
- Lieblingsbäcker
- Pizzabäcker
- Plätzchenbäcker
- Stutenbäcker
- Tortenbäcker
- Zuckerbäcker
Derived terms
- Bäckerblume
- Bäckerdutzend
- Bäckerei
- Bäckerhandwerk
- Bäckerin
- Bäckerinnung
- Bäckerjunge
- Bäckerladen
- Bäckerlehrling
- Bäckermeister
- Bäckersdutzend
Further reading
- “Bäcker” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bäcker” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Bäcker” in Duden online
- Bäcker on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Limburgish
Alternative forms
- bekker (Veldeke spelling)
- Bäke̩r (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
- Békker (Eupen)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch backere, from Old Dutch *bakkari, from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz, equivalent to backe + -er.
Noun
Bäcker m (plural Bäcker or Bäckere) (German-based spelling)
Derived terms
- Bruudbäcker
- Bäckerbuusch
- Bäckerei
- Bäckerknaap
- Bäckerla
- Bäckermeister
- Bäckerschap
- Bäckersjong
- Bäckersknäät
- Bäckerskrüüpele
- Bäckersmäädsche
- Bäckerspät
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From northern Middle High German becker, from Old High German beckeri, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz. Equivalent to backen + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbækeʀ/, [ˈbækɐ]