Reiser

See also: reiser

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʁaɪ̯zɐ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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)

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

Noun

Reiser

  1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Reis
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