Hausmeier

German

Etymology

In early modern German attested as hauszmeyer. By surface analysis, Haus +‎ Meier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhaʊ̯sˌmaɪ̯ɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Haus‧mei‧er

Noun

Hausmeier m (strong, genitive Hausmeiers, plural Hausmeier)

  1. (historical) mayor of the palace
    Synonym: Majordomus
    Coordinate terms: Pfalzvogt, Seneschall, Truchsess
  2. (archaic, obsolete) farmer
    Synonym: Bauer

Declension

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

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