Tsar Definition
tsar
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English
Wikipedia has an article on: TsarAlternative forms
Etymology
From Russian царь (car’), from Old East Slavic цьсарь (cĭsarĭ), from Old Church Slavonic цѣсарь (cěsarĭ), from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂 (kaisar, “emperor”), believed to come from Latin Caesar.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /tsɑː/, /sɑː/, /zɑː/; SAMPA: /tsA:/, /sA:/, /zA:/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
- (US) IPA: /zɑɹ/
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Noun
tsar (plural tsars)
- (historical) An emperor of Russia (before 1917) and of some South Slavic kingdoms.
- (figuratively) A person with great power; an autocrat.
- (informal, politics, US) An appointed official tasked to regulate or oversee a specific area.
- Mr Hellawell, the former Chief Constable of West Yorkshire, was appointed 'Drugs Tsar' by the Prime Minister in October, 1997. [1]
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Usage notes
- Although commonly believed to mean specifically a Russian emperor, this is not necessarily the case.
- The spelling czar is the most common one in the US, especially in the figurative and informal senses. Scholarly literature prefers tsar.
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French
French Wikipedia has an article on: TsarWikipedia fr
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Russian царь (tsar’), from Old East Slavic цьсарь (tsĭsarĭ), from Old Church Slavonic цѣсарь (tsěsarĭ) believed to come from Latin Caesar.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /tsaʁ/
Noun
tsar m. (plural tsars)
- czar (Russian nobility)
Related terms
- tsariste
- tsarisme
- tsarine
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Galician
Noun
tsar m. (plural tsares)
Swedish
Etymology
From Russian царь (tsar’), from Old East Slavic цьсарь (tsĭsarĭ), from Old Church Slavonic цѣсарь (cěsarĭ), from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂 (kaisar, “emperor”), from Latin Caesar.
Noun
tsar c.
Declension
Declension of tsar| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | tsar | tsaren | tsarer | tsarerna |
| genitive | tsars | tsarens | tsarers | tsarernas |
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