kayser
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English
Etymology
Named after Heinrich Kayser.
Noun
kayser (plural kaysers)
- A unit of wavenumber in the CGS system of units, equivalent to the number of waves in one centimeter.
Further reading
Wavenumber on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old High German keisar, from Proto-West Germanic *kaisar, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar. Doublet of casere.
Pronunciation
Noun
kayser (plural kayseres, dative kaysere)
Descendants
References
- “cāsere, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قیصر (kayser), from Persian قیصر (qeysar).
Pronunciation
Noun
kayser (definite accusative kayseri, plural kayserler) (historical)
- Caesar, title of Roman and Byzantine emperors
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kayser | kayserler |
| definite accusative | kayseri | kayserleri |
| dative | kaysere | kayserlere |
| locative | kayserde | kayserlerde |
| ablative | kayserden | kayserlerden |
| genitive | kayserin | kayserlerin |
Related terms
Further reading
- “kayser”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu