Imker

See also: imker

German

Etymology

From German Low German [Term?]. 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/
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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

Further reading
  • “Imker” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Imker” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Imker” in Duden online
  • Imker on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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