Scheuer
See also: scheuer
English
Etymology
German surname, from Middle High German schiur (“barn”). See modern Scheuer.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Scheuer is the 19628th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1374 individuals. Scheuer is most common among White (95.41%) individuals.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German schiure, from Old High German skiura, from Proto-Germanic *skūrō. Originally the predominant High German word, except in the north-east. Cognate with Dutch schuur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɔɪ̯ɐ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Scheu‧er
Noun
Scheuer f (genitive Scheuer, plural Scheuern)
- (now Switzerland, otherwise dialectal, dated) barn
- Synonym: Scheune
Declension
Further reading
- “Scheuer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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