Translation
tsar
Word origin
From Russian tsar, which is a worn-down form of Latin Caesar. The same imperial surname produced German Kaiser, so tsar, kaiser and Caesar are one word three times over.
- Origin
- Russian, from Latin
- Root
- Caesar
- English cognates
- tsar, kaiser, Caesar
Examples
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The tsar ruled the country for many years.
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The people feared the tsar.
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The tsar lived in a great palace.
Pronounced TSA-ro, since c is always ts. A is specifically the Russian sort of emperor; a generic king is and an emperor . The wife is o, and Zamenhof, writing under the actual tsars, had reason to know the word well.
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