Priem

See also: priem

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Priem, an occupational surname for a shoemaker, from priem (“bodkin, awl”).

Proper noun

Priem (plural Priems)

1. A surname from Dutch.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Priem is the 33596^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 678 individuals. Priem is most common among White (97.35%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Priem”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Prime, emirp, imper., prime

German

Etymology

From Dutch pruim (piece of chewing tobacco).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁiːm/
• Rhymes: -iːm

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• Hyphenation: Priem

Noun

Priem m (strong, genitive Priemes or Priems, plural Prieme, diminutive Priemchen n)

1. chewing tobacco

   Synonym: Kautabak

2. quid (piece of chewing tobacco).

Declension

Declension of Priem [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Priem	die	Prieme
genitive	eines	des	Priemes, Priems	der	Prieme
dative	einem	dem	Priem, Prieme1	den	Priemen
accusative	einen	den	Priem	die	Prieme

¹Now rare, see notes.