keiser

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch keizer, from Middle Dutch keiser, from Old Dutch keiser, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkəi̯.sər/

Noun

keiser (plural keisers)

1. emperor

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Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German keiser (“emperor”). Cognates include German Kaiser and Finnish keisari.

Noun

keiser (genitive keisri, partitive keisrit)

1. emperor

Declension

Inflection of keiser (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	keiser	keisrid
accusative	keisri	keisrid
genitive	keisri	keisrite
partitive	keisrit	keisreid
illative	keisrisse	keisritesse keisreisse
inessive	keisris	keisrites keisreis
elative	keisrist	keisritest keisreist
allative	keisrile	keisritele keisreile
adessive	keisril	keisritel keisreil
ablative	keisrilt	keisritelt keisreilt
translative	keisriks	keisriteks keisreiks
terminative	keisrini	keisriteni
essive	keisrina	keisritena
abessive	keisrita	keisriteta
comitative	keisriga	keisritega

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin Caesar, via Old Norse keisari.

Noun

keiser m (definite singular keiseren, indefinite plural keisere, definite plural keiserne)

1. emperor

Derived terms

• keiserlig
• keiserrike
• keisersnitt

Related terms

• keiserinne

See also

• keisar (Nynorsk)

References

• “keiser” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz.

Noun

keiser m

1. emperor

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: keiser
  • Dutch: keizer

Further reading

• “kēser, keiser”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012