czar

Pronunciation

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Noun

czar (plural czars)

1. Alternative spelling of tsar (especially common in American English)

Anagrams

• Racz, Z-car, z car

Noun

czar m (plural czars)

1. Alternative spelling of tsar

Further reading

• “czar” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čarъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ker- *kēr-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʂar/

Noun

czar m inan

1. spell (magic)
2. charm (quality of inspiring delight or admiration)

Alternative forms

• tsar, tzar

Etymology

From Russian царь (carʹ), from Old East Slavic цьсарь (cĭsarĭ), from Old Church Slavonic цѣсарь (cěsarĭ), from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂 (kaisar, “emperor”), from Byzantine Greek Καῖσαρ (Kaîsar), ultimately from Latin Caesar.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtsaɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtsaʁ/, /ˈkzaʁ/

Noun

czar m (plural czares, feminine czarina, feminine plural czarinas)

1. tsar