Polyglot Dictionary

Bauer

/ˈbaʊ̯ɐ/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Bauern

Meaning

  1. farmer

  2. pawn (chess)

    • Sie zog den Bauern vor.

      She moved the pawn forward.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Landwirt

Bauer is the traditional, everyday word for farmer; Landwirt is the more modern, official or professional term, used on official documents.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

fazendeiro

fazendeiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "farmer."

Portuguese

lavrador

lavrador is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "farmer."

Practice

1 What does Bauer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ pflügte das Feld.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bauer?

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