keizer

See also: Keizer

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch keiser, from Old Dutch keiser, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar. Doublet with tsaar (“tsar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛi̯.zər/

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• Hyphenation: kei‧zer
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯zər

Noun

keizer m (plural keizers, diminutive keizertje n, feminine keizerin)

1. emperor

Derived terms

• keizerlijk
• keizerrijk

Descendants

• Afrikaans: keiser
• → Indonesian: kaisar

Anagrams

• kiezer, zieker

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West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian kaiser, keiser, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar. The spelling is perhaps influenced by Dutch keizer.

Noun

keizer c (plural keizers, diminutive keizerke)

1. emperor

Derived terms

• keizerryk

Further reading

• “keizer”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011