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/

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Noun

keiser (plural keisers)

1. emperor

Estonian

Etymology

From Middle Low German keiser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkei̯ser/, [ˈkei̯ser]
• Rhymes: -eiser
• Hyphenation: kei‧ser

Noun

keiser (genitive keisri, partitive keisrit)

1. emperor (the highest title of a male ruler in some monarchical countries)
2. (colloquial) caesarean section (obstetric surgery where the baby is cut out through the abdominal and uterine wall)

   Synonym: keisrilõige

Declension

Declension of keiser (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		keiser	keisrid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	keisri
genitive			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

Derived terms

• keiserlik

References

• keiser in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “keiser”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Middle English

Noun

keiser

1. alternative form of kayser

Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German keisar, from Proto-West Germanic *kaisar, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈkei̯s̠ər/

Noun

keiser m (genitive singular keisers, nominative plural keiser)

1. an emperor
2. an epithet of God and Christ

Declension

Declension of keiser (strong masculine without umlaut)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	dër	keiser	die	keiser
genitive	eines	dës	keisers	dër	keiser
dative	eime	dëm	keiser	dën	keisern
accusative	einen	dën	keiser	die	keiser

Descendants

• German: Kaiser

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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz.

Noun

keiser m

1. emperor

Inflection

Declension of keiser (masculine a-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	keiser	keisera
accusative	keiser	keisera
genitive	keiseres	keisero
dative	keisere	keiseron

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: keiser
  • Dutch: keizer

Further reading

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