tsar
An emperor of Russia and of some South Slavic statesAn emperor of Russia (1547 to 1917) and of some South Slavic states.
» The tsar was the ruler of Russia.
Der Zar war der Herrscher Russlands.
Россией правил царь.
Царь был правителем России.
Meaning
2 senses(historical)An emperor of Russia (1547 to 1917) and of some South Slavic states.
Zar
царьcarʹ, импера́торimperátor
царcar
a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
(figuratively)A person with great power; an autocrat.
царьcarʹ, коро́льkorólʹ
Examples
8 sentencesThe tsar was the ruler of Russia.
ruРоссией правил царь.
deDer Zar war der Herrscher Russlands.
The government's anti-corruption tsar resigned yesterday following allegations of bribery.
ruПравительственный глава по борьбе с коррупцией подал вчера в отставку в связи с обвинениями во взяточничестве.
deDer Antikorruptionsbeauftragte der Regierung ist gestern aufgrund von Bestechungsvorwürfen zurückgetreten.
Russia's first tsar was Ivan the Terrible.
deDer erste Zar von Rußland war Iwan der Schreckliche.
Nicholas II was the last Tsar of Russia.
ruНиколай Второй был последним русским царём.
deNikolaus II. war der letzte russische Zar.
Ivan the Terrible was the first Russian tsar.
ruИван Грозный — первый русский царь.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Russian царь (carʹ), from Old East Slavic цьсарь (cĭsarĭ), from Proto-SlavicBorrowed from Russian царь (carʹ), from Old East Slavic цьсарь (cĭsarĭ), from Proto-Slavic *cěsařь, from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar. Doublet of Caesar and Kaiser. The spelling tsar began to replace the older czar in the nineteenth century. Compare Byzantine Greek Τζαῖσαρ (Tzaîsar).
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Forms
plural: tsarsSynonyms
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18 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular