Kaiserwetter

German

Etymology

From Kaiser (“emperor”) +‎ Wetter (“weather”). Originally referred to the notion that the weather was usually sunny on the birthday of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I (reigned 1848–1916).[1][2] In the German Empire, it also referred to the belief that there was sunny weather when Emperor Wilhelm II (reigned 1888–1918) appeared at open-air events.[3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɪ̯zərˌvɛtər/, [ˈkaɪ̯.zɐˌvɛ.tɐ], [-ˌʋɛ-]
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Noun

Kaiserwetter n (strong, genitive Kaiserwetters, plural Kaiserwetter)

  1. (informal) clear, sunny weather, usually with pleasant temperatures, and especially when there is some event
    Synonyms: Bombenwetter, Königswetter
    Wir hatten ja damals Kaiserwetter an unserm Hochzeitstag.
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Declension
Declension of Kaiserwetter [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Kaiserwetter die Kaiserwetter
genitive eines des Kaiserwetters der Kaiserwetter
dative einem dem Kaiserwetter den Kaiserwettern
accusative ein das Kaiserwetter die Kaiserwetter

References
  1. “Kaiserwetter” in Duden online
  2. Hermann Paul, Deutsches Wörterbuch: Bedeutungsgeschichte und Aufbau unseres Wortschatzes, 9th edition, 1992, →ISBN, page 516
  3. Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander, Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
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