César

See also: cesar, Cesar, césar, and Cèsar

French

Alternative forms

• Cæsar

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French Cæsar, borrowed from Latin Caesar. Doublet of tsar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.zaʁ/

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Proper noun

César m

1. (Ancient Rome) Caesar (family name)
2. (Ancient Rome) Caesar (Julius Caesar)
3. a male given name, equivalent to English Cesar
4. a surname
5. A statuette awarded by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma.

Derived terms

• césarien
• césarienne
• rendre à César ce qui est à César
• salade César

Related terms

• Césarée
• Césarion

Further reading

• Forebears (French)
• filae.com

Anagrams

• âcres, caser, crase, créas, races, sacre, sacré, scare

Norman

Proper noun

César m

1. a male given name

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Cesar, from Latin Caesar. Doublet of kaiser and czar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.zɐʁ/ [ˈsɛ.zɐh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.zɐʁ/ [ˈsɛ.zɐh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.zɐɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.zɐʁ/ [ˈsɛ.zɐχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.zaɻ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.zaɾ/

• Hyphenation: Cé‧sar

Proper noun

César m (plural Césares)

1. a male given name
2. Caesar (ancient Roman family name)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Caesar. Doublet of káiser and zar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθesaɾ/ [ˈθe.saɾ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsesaɾ/ [ˈse.saɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -esaɾ
• Syllabification: Cé‧sar

Proper noun

César m

1. Caesar
2. a male given name from Latin

Anagrams

• acres
• creas
• races