See also: Kayser

English

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Etymology

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Named after Heinrich Kayser.

Noun

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kayser (plural kaysers)

  1. A unit of wavenumber in the CGS system of units, equivalent to the number of waves in one centimeter.

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Middle English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old High German keisar, from Proto-West Germanic *kaisar, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar. Doublet of casere.

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Noun

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kayser (plural kayseres, dative kaysere)

  1. An emperor (the ruler of an empire; a supreme ruler)
    Synonym: emperour

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  • English: Kaiser, kaiser

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قیصر (kayser), from Persian قیصر (qeysar).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kajˈseɾ/
  • Hyphenation: kay‧ser

Noun

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kayser (definite accusative kayseri, plural kayserler) (historical)

  1. Caesar, title of Roman and Byzantine emperors

Declension

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Declension of kayser
singular plural
nominative kayser kayserler
definite accusative kayseri kayserleri
dative kaysere kayserlere
locative kayserde kayserlerde
ablative kayserden kayserlerden
genitive kayserin kayserlerin
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Further reading

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  • kayser”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu