eimer

Eimer is a German noun meaning a bucket or pail, a portable container with a handle used for carrying liquids or loose materials. Typical Eimers are made of metal, plastic, wood, or other materials and come in a range of capacities from small household sizes to larger industrial versions. In everyday German, the word covers both small domestic buckets and larger containers, and it appears in various common expressions and compound forms, such as a bucket of water (ein Eimer Wasser) or a bucket that is full (ein Eimer voll).

As a surname, Eimer is of German origin and is borne by individuals in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and among descendants of German-speaking populations elsewhere. Surnames such as Eimer may have arisen from occupational roots related to the use or ownership of buckets, or from toponymic origins linked to a place name.

In usage outside of German, the term Eimer is primarily encountered in linguistic or cultural contexts related to German language and culture. It is not associated with a widely recognized scientific or technical concept beyond its basic meaning as a container.