"keiser" meaning in Middle High German

See keiser in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkei̯s̠ər/ (note: before 13ᵗʰ CE)
Etymology: From Old High German keisar, from Proto-West Germanic *kaisar, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar. Etymology templates: {{inh|gmh|goh|keisar}} Old High German keisar, {{inh|gmh|gmw-pro|*kaisar}} Proto-West Germanic *kaisar, {{inh|gmh|gem-pro|*kaisaraz}} Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, {{der|gmh|la|Caesar}} Latin Caesar Head templates: {{head|gmh|noun|genitive singular|keisers|nominative plural|keiser|g=m|head=keiser}} keiser m (genitive singular keisers, nominative plural keiser) Inflection templates: {{gmh-ndecl|m.gen:keisers.dat:keiser.nompl:keiser.genpl:keiser.datpl:keisern}} Forms: keisers [genitive, singular], keiser [nominative, plural], strong [table-tags], ein [indefinite, nominative, singular], dër [definite, nominative, singular], keiser [nominative, noun, singular], die [definite, nominative, plural], keiser [nominative, noun, plural], eines [genitive, indefinite, singular], dës [definite, genitive, singular], keisers [genitive, noun, singular], dër [definite, genitive, plural], keiser [genitive, noun, plural], eime [dative, indefinite, singular], dëm [dative, definite, singular], keiser [dative, noun, singular], dën [dative, definite, plural], keisern [dative, noun, plural], einen [accusative, indefinite, singular], dën [accusative, definite, singular], keiser [accusative, noun, singular], die [accusative, definite, plural], keiser [accusative, noun, plural]
  1. an emperor Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-keiser-gmh-noun-d2R8hbw0
  2. an epithet of God and Christ Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-keiser-gmh-noun-29mD4EcB Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Middle High German entries with incorrect language header, Middle High German strong masculine nouns without umlaut Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 12 25 3 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 24 2 61 Disambiguation of Middle High German entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Middle High German strong masculine nouns without umlaut: 14 86

Inflected forms

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    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "word": "Kaiser"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "keisar"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German keisar",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*kaisar"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *kaisar",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*kaisaraz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Caesar"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Caesar",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old High German keisar, from Proto-West Germanic *kaisar, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "keisers",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keiser",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmh-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keiser",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keiser",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eines",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dës",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keisers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keiser",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dëm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keiser",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keisern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "einen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keiser",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keiser",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "keisers",
        "5": "nominative plural",
        "6": "keiser",
        "g": "m",
        "head": "keiser"
      },
      "expansion": "keiser m (genitive singular keisers, nominative plural keiser)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m.gen:keisers.dat:keiser.nompl:keiser.genpl:keiser.datpl:keisern"
      },
      "name": "gmh-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle High German",
  "lang_code": "gmh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an emperor"
      ],
      "id": "en-keiser-gmh-noun-d2R8hbw0",
      "links": [
        [
          "emperor",
          "emperor"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 25 3 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 24 2 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle High German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle High German strong masculine nouns without umlaut",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an epithet of God and Christ"
      ],
      "id": "en-keiser-gmh-noun-29mD4EcB",
      "links": [
        [
          "epithet",
          "epithet"
        ],
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ],
        [
          "Christ",
          "Christ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkei̯s̠ər/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "keiser"
}
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    "Middle High German lemmas",
    "Middle High German masculine nouns",
    "Middle High German nouns",
    "Middle High German strong masculine nouns without umlaut",
    "Middle High German terms derived from Latin",
    "Middle High German terms derived from Old High German",
    "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle High German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle High German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "word": "Kaiser"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "keisar"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German keisar",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*kaisar"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *kaisar",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*kaisaraz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "Caesar"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin Caesar",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old High German keisar, from Proto-West Germanic *kaisar, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "keisers",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keiser",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmh-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keiser",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keiser",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eines",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dës",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keisers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keiser",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dëm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keiser",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keisern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "einen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keiser",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "die",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keiser",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "keisers",
        "5": "nominative plural",
        "6": "keiser",
        "g": "m",
        "head": "keiser"
      },
      "expansion": "keiser m (genitive singular keisers, nominative plural keiser)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle High German",
  "lang_code": "gmh",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "an emperor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "emperor",
          "emperor"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an epithet of God and Christ"
      ],
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        [
          "epithet",
          "epithet"
        ],
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ],
        [
          "Christ",
          "Christ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkei̯s̠ər/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "keiser"
}

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