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German
Etymology
From Arabic القاهِرة (al-qāhira), possibly a direct borrowing.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Alkeier n (proper noun, genitive Alkeiers or (optionally with an article) Alkeier)
- Obsolete form of Kairo.
1489, Johannes Widmann, Behend und hüpsch Rechnung uff allen Kauffmanschafften, published 1508, page 92b:Itm̄ es gieng ein schyff vō Alkeier gen Cōstātinopel das hat 3 segel / vn̄ mit dē groͤstē segel ging es 2 monat / mit dē andern 3 / vn̄ mit de kleinstē 4. Nū ist die frag : wan man al 3 segel vff gespant vn̄ doch in einē wint / in wieuil monet kem das schiff da hyn.- [Item: [Nimm an,] es ginge ein Schiff von Kairo gen Konstantinopel, das hat 3 Segel, und mit dem größten Segel ginge es 2 Monate, mit dem andern 3 und mit dem kleinsten 4. Nun ist die Frage: Wenn man alle 3 Segel aufgespannt [hätte] und doch in einen Wind [käme], in wie viel Monaten käme das Schiff dahin?]
- Further: Suppose a ship, which has 3 sails, were going from Cairo to Constantinople. With the largest sail it would travel 2 months, with the medium one 3 months, and with the smallest 4 months. Now the question is: If all 3 sails had been hoisted and a wind did come up, within how many months would the ship get there?