Heuer

See also: heuer

English

Etymology

From the German surname, from Heu (“hay”).

Proper noun

Heuer

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Heuer is the 7,629^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4,350 individuals. Heuer is most common among White (96.11%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Heuer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 173.

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German hūre, from Old Saxon huria (“hire”). Cognate to Dutch huur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔʏ̯ɐ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯ɐ
• Homophone: heuer

Noun

Heuer f (genitive Heuer, plural Heuern)

1. (nautical) pay (of a seaman)

Declension

Declension of Heuer [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Heuer	die	Heuern
genitive	einer	der	Heuer	der	Heuern
dative	einer	der	Heuer	den	Heuern
accusative	eine	die	Heuer	die	Heuern

Related terms

• anheuern
• heuern

Further reading

• “Heuer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Heuer (Arbeiter, Landarbeiter)” in Duden online
• “Heuer (Lohn, Anstellung, Schiff)” in Duden online