Baumeister

English

Proper noun

Baumeister (plural Baumeisters)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Baumeister is the 17135th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1654 individuals. Baumeister is most common among White (94.92%) individuals.

German

Etymology

From Bau (“building, construction”) +‎ Meister (“master”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbaʊ̯ˌmaɪ̯stɐ]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Bau‧meis‧ter

Noun

Baumeister m (strong, genitive Baumeisters, plural Baumeister, feminine Baumeisterin)

  1. (architcture) master builder

Declension
Declension of Baumeister [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Baumeister die Baumeister
genitive eines des Baumeisters der Baumeister
dative einem dem Baumeister den Baumeistern
accusative einen den Baumeister die Baumeister

Hyponyms
  • Dombaumeister
  • Festungsbaumeister
  • Kirchenbaumeister
  • Stadtbaumeister

Further reading
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