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)
- emperor
Estonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German keiser (“emperor”). Cognates include German Kaiser and Finnish keisari.
Noun
keiser (genitive keisri, partitive keisrit)
- 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 |
Middle English
Noun
keiser
- Alternative form of kayser
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin Caesar, via Old Norse keisari.
Noun
keiser m (definite singular keiseren, indefinite plural keisere, definite plural keiserne)
- 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
- emperor
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: keiser
- Dutch: keizer
Further reading
- “kēser, keiser”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012