cars

See also: çars

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹz/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)z

Noun

cars

  1. plural of car

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Catalan

Adjective

cars

  1. masculine plural of car

Noun

cars

  1. plural of car

French

Noun

cars m

  1. plural of car

Latvian

Cars Pēteris Lielais (1682-1721)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian царь (carʹ, “tsar”), itself a borrowing, ultimately from Latin Caesar; cf. the parallel form ķeizars (“emperor”).

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Noun

cars m (1st declension, feminine form: cariene)

  1. 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

Usage notes

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.

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