Holler

See also: holler

English

Proper noun

Holler (plural Hollers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Holler is the 6933^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4836 individuals. Holler is most common among White (93.32%) individuals.

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Hoier (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German holler, holer, holder, from Old High German holder, clipping of holuntar, from Proto-West Germanic *holantr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈholɐ/
• Hyphenation: Hol‧ler

Noun

Holler m

1. elder (plant of the genus Sambucus)
2. (Austria, Vienna) nonsense, rubbish

   Synonyms: Bledsinn, Schas, Topfn

Derived terms

• Hollerkiachl
• Hollerstaudn

German

Etymology

Via Bavarian Holler from Middle High German holler, holer, holder, from Old High German holder, clipping of holuntar, from Proto-West Germanic *holantr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔlɛɐ̯/, /ˈhɔlɐ/ (Austria, Southern Germany)
• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔlər/ (Germany)

  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Hol‧ler

Noun

Holler m (strong, genitive Hollers, plural Holler)

1. (Southern Germany, Bavaria, Austria) alternative form of Holunder ("elder")
2. (chiefly Austria, colloquial) nonsense, rubbish

   Synonyms: Blödsinn, Quatsch, Stuss, Topfen, Unsinn

   Das ist ein kompletter Holler. ― That is complete nonsense.

Declension

Declension of Holler [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Holler	die	Holler
genitive	eines	des	Hollers	der	Holler
dative	einem	dem	Holler	den	Hollern
accusative	einen	den	Holler	die	Holler

Hyponyms

• Vollholler

Derived terms

• Hollerbusch
• Hollerkoch
• Hollerröster
• Hollerstrauch

Further reading

• “Holler”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Holler” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Holler” in Duden online
• “Holler” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.