цар

See also: цяр

Belarusian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic цьсарь (cĭsarĭ), from Old Church Slavonic цѣсарь (cěsarĭ), from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from the Latin name Caesar.

Pronunciation

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Noun

1. king
2. emperor

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic цѣсарь (cěsarĭ), from Proto-Slavic *cěsařь, from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sar/

Noun

цар • (car) m

1. czar, tsar, tzar
2. king, ruler, monarch
3. emperor
4. sire
5. (chess) king

Inflection

Inflection of цар

	singular	plural
indefinite	цар	царе
definite (subject form)	царят	царете
definite (object form)	царя
count form	—	царя
vocative form	царю	царе

Related terms

• царица (carica), царкиня f (carkinja)

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Ingush

Pronoun

цар • (car)

1. (possessive) their
2. tsar

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic цѣсарь (cěsarĭ), from Proto-Slavic *cěsařь, from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sar/

Noun

цар • (car) m

1. czar, tsar, tzar
2. king, ruler, monarch
3. emperor
4. sire
5. Caesar
6. (slang) a cool or intelligent person (used to indicate admiration or high approval)

Inflection

Declension of цар

	singular	plural
indefinite	цар	цареви
definite unspecified	царот	царевите
definite proximal	царов	царевиве
definite distal	царон	царевине
vocative	царе, цару	цареви
count form	—	цара

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *cěsařь, *cьsarь, from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsâr/

Noun

ца̏р m (Latin spelling cȁr)

1. czar, emperor, monarch

Declension

Declension of цар

	singular	plural
nominative	цар	цареви
genitive	цара	царева
dative	цару	царевима
accusative	цара	цареве
vocative	царе	цареви
locative	цару	царевима
instrumental	царем	царевима

Derived terms

• ца̏ревина
• ца̏рина
• ца̑рство

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic цьсарь (cĭsarĭ), from Proto-Slavic *cěsařь, from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sar]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

1. king
2. emperor

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “цар”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka