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Kaiserwetter
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German
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Etymology
From de Kaiser emperor Wetter weather. Originally referred to the notion that the weather was usually sunny on the birthday of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria Franz Joseph I (reigned 1848–1916).Hermann Paul, Deutsches Wörterbuch: Bedeutungsgeschichte und Aufbau unseres Wortschatzes, 9th edition, 1992, 3-484-73057-9, page 516 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.Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander, Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
Pronunciation
de /ˈkaɪ̯zərˌvɛtər/ [ˈkaɪ̯.zɐˌvɛ.tɐ] [-ˌʋɛ-]
de De-Kaiserwetter.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n
de informal clear, sunny weather, usually with pleasant temperatures, and especially when there is some event
de Bombenwetter Königswetter
de Wir hatten ja damals Kaiserwetter an unserm Hochzeitstag. We had fantastic weather on our wedding day.
Declension
n
References
de Weather