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/
Audio: (file)
Noun
keiser (plural keisers)
Estonian
Etymology
From Middle Low German keiser.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkei̯ser/, [ˈkei̯ser]
- Rhymes: -eiser
- Hyphenation: kei‧ser
Noun
keiser (genitive keisri, partitive keisrit)
- emperor (the highest title of a male ruler in some monarchical countries)
- (colloquial) caesarean section (obstetric surgery where the baby is cut out through the abdominal and uterine wall)
- Synonym: keisrilõige
Declension
| Declension of keiser (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | keiser | keisrid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | keisri | ||
| genitive | 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 | |
Derived terms
References
- keiser in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “keiser”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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)
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
- keisar (Nynorsk)
References
- “keiser” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz.
Noun
keiser m
Inflection
Declension of keiser (masculine a-stem noun)
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | keiser | keisera |
| accusative | keiser | keisera |
| genitive | keiseres | keisero |
| dative | keisere | keiseron |
Descendants
Further reading
- “kēser, keiser”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012