cars
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English [edit]
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Noun [edit]
cars
- Plural form of car
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Noun [edit]
cars m
- Plural form of car
Latvian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
A borrowing from Russian царь (tsar’) ("tsar"), itself a borrowing, ultimately from Latin Caesar; cf. the parallel form ķeizars (“emperor”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
cars m, 1st declension, feminine form: cariene
- tsar (male monarch of the Russian empire (especially before 1721); his title)
- cars Pēteris Lielais — Tsar Peter the Great
- cara valdība, monarhija — the tsar's government, monarchy
- cara galms — the tsar's court
- cara tronis — the tsar's throne
- cara laikā — in the time of the tsar
Declension [edit]
declension of cars
Usage notes [edit]
Officially, the title of cars in Russia was replaced with imperators in 1721, though the word cars, in Latvian as in other languages, continued to be popularly used to refer to the rulers of the Russian Empire.
Synonyms [edit]
- imperators
- karalis
- ķeizars
- (dated term) ķēniņš
