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Kaiser.

emperor (ruler of certain monarchies; highest monarch)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkaɪ̯zər/[ˈkaɪ̯.zɐ]

  1. emperor (ruler of certain monarchies; highest monarch)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin Caesarbor. Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz Proto-West Germanic *kaisar Old High German keisar Middle High German keiser German Kaiser 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.

name/ˈkaɪ̯zər/[ˈkaɪ̯.zɐ]

  1. a common surname

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin Caesarbor. Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz Proto-West Germanic *kaisar Old High German keisar Middle High German keiser German Kaiser 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.

name/ˈkaɪ̯zər/[ˈkaɪ̯.zɐ]

  1. nickname of Franz Beckenbauer

    colloquial · definite · proper-noun · strong · usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin Caesarbor. Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz Proto-West Germanic *kaisar Old High German keisar Middle High German keiser German Kaiser 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.

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