kàiser
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kaiser, Middle High German keiser, from Old High German keisur, keisar, from Proto-West Germanic *kaisar, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar (“Caesar”). Doublet of Cèsar and tsar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˈkaj.zər]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) unknown
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈkaj.zer]
Audio (Barcelona): (file)
Noun
kàiser m (plural kàisers)
Further reading
- “kàiser”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007