Kaiser

== English == === Alternative forms === kaiser keasar (obsolete) kesar (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English kayser, from Old High German keisar (“emperor”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaisar, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz. The native Old English descendant of that Proto-Germanic word was cāser (“emperor”), but the shape of Middle English kayser (“emperor”) (versus the expected *caser, *coser) suggests it was borrowed from another Germanic language rather than inherited, and the modern English spelling and sense seem to be modified after modern German rather than a direct continuation of Middle English. Compare tsar, which was borrowed from Slavic. Doublet of Caesar and tsar. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkaɪzə(ɹ)/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkaɪzɚ/ Rhymes: -aɪzə(ɹ) Homophone: Caesar (Latinate) === Noun === Kaiser (plural Kaisers) An emperor of a German-speaking country, particularly the Holy Roman Empire (962–1806), the Austrian Empire/Austria-Hungary (1806–1918), or the German Empire (1871–1918) — often specifically Wilhelm II. (by extension) Any emperor or autocrat, or one who attempts to be one. A Kaiser roll: a round, pinwheel-shaped roll. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Kaiser A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Kaiser is the 1,039th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 33,480 individuals. Kaiser is most common among White (93.15%) individuals. === References === === Anagrams === Arkies == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English Kaiser, from German Kaiser, which see. === Proper noun === Kaiser a male given name from English [in turn from German] == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkaɪsɛr] === Proper noun === Kaiser m anim (female equivalent Kaiserová) a male surname from German ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Kaiser”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech) Moldanová, Dobrava (2019), Naše příjmení [Our surnames] (in Czech), 5th edition, Prague: Agentura Pankrác, →ISBN, page 79 == German == === Alternative forms === Kayser, Käiser, Käyser, Keiser, Keyser (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German keiser, from Old High German keisar, keisur, from Proto-West Germanic *kaisar (“emperor”), from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, borrowed from Latin Caesar. Doublet of Cäsar and Zar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkaɪ̯zər/, [ˈkaɪ̯.zɐ] Hyphenation: Kai‧ser === Noun === Kaiser m (strong, genitive Kaisers, plural Kaiser, feminine Kaiserin) emperor (ruler of certain monarchies; highest monarch) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Russian: ка́йзер (kájzer, kájzɛr) → Upper Sorbian: kejžor === Proper noun === Kaiser m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kaisers or (with an article) Kaiser, feminine genitive Kaiser, plural Kaisers or Kaiser) a common surname === Proper noun === der Kaiser m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Kaisers) (soccer, colloquial) nickname of Franz Beckenbauer === References === === Further reading === “Kaiser”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[3] (in German) “Kaiser” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Kaiser” in Duden online Kaiser on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de === Anagrams === Karies == Hunsrik == === Etymology === From German Kaiser. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʰaɪ̯sa/ Rhymes: -aɪ̯sa Syllabification: Kai‧ser === Noun === Kaiser m (plural Kaiser) emperor === References === Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Kaiser”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 86