Kanzler

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kanzler.

Proper noun

Kanzler (plural Kanzlers)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kanzler is the 33941^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 670 individuals. Kanzler is most common among White (96.27%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kanzler”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 274.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kanzelære, from Old High German canzilāri (ca. 900), borrowed from Late Latin cancellārius, derived from Latin cancellus. By surface analysis, Kanzel +‎ -er, but semantically pertaining more closely to Kanzlei (itself derived from the former). Compare English chancellor.

The use for a head of government developed in a monarchic context from that for a senior administrator. After WWI it was maintained in the newly created republics, particularly as the respective heads of state (Präsident) continued to have far-reaching competences. At least in Germany this is no longer the case, making the title somewhat abstract.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkan(t)sləʁ/, [ˈkant͡s.lɐ]

• Audio

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Noun

Kanzler m (strong, genitive Kanzlers, plural Kanzler, feminine Kanzlerin)

1. chancellor (title of a head of government)
   1. (Germany, Austria) Short for Bundeskanzler.
   2. (historical) Short for Reichskanzler.
2. chancellor (kind of secretary)
   1. (education) head of the administration of a university
   2. (diplomacy) head of the administration of an embassy or consulate
   3. (historical) head of a chancellory; chief secretary of a bishop or ruler

Declension

Declension of Kanzler [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kanzler	die	Kanzler
genitive	eines	des	Kanzlers	der	Kanzler
dative	einem	dem	Kanzler	den	Kanzlern
accusative	einen	den	Kanzler	die	Kanzler

Derived terms

• Altbundeskanzler
• Altkanzler
• Antikanzler
• Bundeskanzler
• Bundesvizekanzler
• Erzkanzler
• Exkanzler
• Gegenkanzler
• Großkanzler
• Kanzleramt
• Neukanzler
• Prokanzler
• Reichserzkanzler
• Reichskanzler
• Reichsvizekanzler
• Schattenkanzler
• Schatzkanzler
• Staatskanzler
• Staatskanzler
• Vizekanzler
• Volkskanzler

 

Proper noun

Kanzler m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Kanzlers or (with an article) Kanzler, plural Kanzlers or Kanzler)

1. a surname

Alternative forms

• Canzler, Cantzler, Kantzler

Further reading

• “Kanzler” in Duden online
• “Kanzler” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache