Cauer

Wilhelm Cauer (1900-1945), was a German mathematician and scientist.

In German the initial C is like the c in "cow", the "au" sound is pronounced like the English vowel sound in "clown" or "brown", and the "er" part would be pronounced like in the English word "butter"

So, the name Cauer might sound like the English word "cower" as spoken in an accentless manner eg by a BBC announcer. (ie not like a Scot or Canadian or someone from Louisiana). Not pronouncing the w excessively.

Hello Mike,

Hey, my 2nd English teacher was from Lousiannah and grew up speaking French... (the first one was from Kentucky, the 3rd from Austrailiah).

Cauer in German would sound like "cow-ah". The "r" is silent in German. Except in Bavaria, of course, but many over there say that's a free state and not realy part of Germany. Cauer was from Berlin and it was said that he did not survive one of the Red Army raids at the end of WWII.

Although I am not very fluent in German, and it has been a long time since I learned what I did, I don't recall the "r" being silent, except perhaps to some extent with words like "unter". What about the similar words "Bauer", and "sauer", and other words like "wunderbar". My father was from Wertheim, near Frankfurt, and I learned some basic pronunciation as a child, but then I took classes in Junior High and College. Maybe I'm just a PlattDeutsch Bavarian at heart, but I would like to know what is correct (or HochDeutsch). My pronunciation of "Cauer" would be like cow-air.

Paul

Hello Paul,

The last part of "Cauer" would be pronounced just like the last part of "unter". IIRC this is also how our control theory professor at Aachen university in Germany pronounced it. Then again, he grew up in Austria.

Same thing, just like "unter".

The "r" is less silent here, probably because the last syllable is dragged out a bit.

That would not be Bavarian but "Hessisch". Hessen is the state Frankfurt is located in. Borderline though, which is why they call the Main river that runs through Frankfurt the Weisswurst equator.

But you are right, Bavarians often drawl out the last part of words that end on "...er" and then it does sound like "...air".

Thanks to all! Jon>