ķeizars

Latvian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old High German keisar (“emperor”), itself a borrowing from Latin Caesar.

Pronunciation

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

Declension

Declension of ķeizars (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative ķeizars ķeizari
genitive ķeizara ķeizaru
dative ķeizaram ķeizariem
accusative ķeizaru ķeizarus
instrumental ķeizaru ķeizariem
locative ķeizarā ķeizaros
vocative ķeizar ķeizari

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