Reiser

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʁaɪ̯zɐ] Hyphenation: Rei‧ser === Etymology 1 === As a German and Alemannic German surname, from Middle High German reisære (“horseback warrior”) (compare Reise (“journey”)). As a south German surname for someone who lived near a thicket, probably related to Reis, compare Riser and Rieser. Also as a south German surname, variant of Reisser, occupational surname for a woodcutter, from Middle High German rīsser, possibly related to the noun meaning twig or brushwood. As a Jewish surname, from Reise (“journey”) or Reis (“twig, rice”). ==== Proper noun ==== Reiser m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Reisers or (with an article) Reiser, feminine genitive Reiser, plural Reisers or Reiser) a surname ===== Related terms ===== Raiser, Reißer, Reisener, Reis, Reisinger, Riesinger, Ratzinger === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== Reiser nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Reis