Reiser

See also: reiser

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʁaɪ̯zɐ]

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• Hyphenation: Rei‧ser

Etymology 1

• As a German and Alemannic German surname, from Middle High German reisære (“horseback warrior”) (compare Reise (“journey”)).
• As a south German surname for someone who lived near a thicket, probably related to Reis, compare Riser and Rieser.
• Also as a south German surname, variant of Reisser, occupational surname for a woodcutter, from Middle High German rīsser, possibly related to the noun meaning twig or brushwood.
• As a Jewish surname, from Reise (“journey”) or Reis (“twig, rice”).

Proper noun

Reiser m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Reisers or (with an article) Reiser, feminine genitive Reiser, plural Reisers or Reiser)

1. a surname

Related terms

• Raiser, Reißer, Reisener, Reis, Reisinger, Riesinger, Ratzinger

Etymology 2

Noun

Reiser

1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Reis