ķeizars

      Latvian

      Vācu ķeizers Kārlis V Habsburgs (1519-1556)

      Etymology

      A borrowing from Old High German keisar ("emperor"), itself a borrowing from Latin Caesar.

      Pronunciation

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      Noun

      ķeizars m, 1st declension, feminine form: ķeizariene

      1. emperor (the monarch of an empire; the title of this monarch), especially the German or Austrian kaiser
        ķeizara galms — the imperial court
        ķeizara armija — the imperial army
        kronēt par ķeizaru — to crown as emperor
        būt kungam un ķeizaram — to be lord and emperor (i.e., to be the absolute chief)
        vācu ķeizeram Kārlim V bijuši vairāki desmiti kroņu, cits par citu skaistāks — the German emperor Charles V had several dozen (lit. tens) crowns, each more beautiful than the other

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