Kaiserwetter
Meaning
clear, sunny weather, usually with pleasant temperatures, and especially when there is some event
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkaɪ̯zərˌvɛtər/
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). 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.
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Sentences
Was für ein 1 Kaiserwetter , schwärmte der Österreicher .
1
What an emperor's weather, the Austrian enthused.