Kaiser

See also: kaiser, káiser, and kàiser

English

Etymology

From German Kaiser (“emperor”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkaɪzə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkaɪzɚ/

Noun

Kaiser (plural Kaisers)

  1. An emperor of a German-speaking country, particularly the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806), the Austrian Empire (1806–1918), or the German Empire (1871–1918) — often specifically Wilhelm II — or (rarely) any emperor.
    • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Kaiser.
  2. A Kaiser roll.

Translations

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Kaiser, from German Kaiser, which see.

Proper noun

Kaiser

  1. a male given name

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German keiser, from Old High German keisur, keisar, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from the Latin name of Iulius Caesar. The name was borrowed into the Germanic languages as a term for "leader" at a very early date, possibly during Caesar's lifetime; it may be the oldest Latin loanword in the Germanic languages.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɪ̯zɐ/, [ˈkʰaɪ̯zɐ]

Noun

Kaiser m (genitive Kaisers, plural Kaiser)

  1. emperor (ruler of certain monarchies; highest monarch)

Declension

Derived terms

Proper noun

Kaiser ? (genitive Kaiser)

  1. A common surname​ originating as a nickname.

References

Further reading

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