Czars

/ˈzɑrz/ noun

Definition

Plural form of czar; multiple Russian emperors or autocratic rulers.

Etymology

The English plural of czar, formed by adding -s. Czar itself comes from Russian tsar, derived from the Latin Caesar, adopted by Russians to describe their supreme rulers.

Kelly Says

Czar is one of the most powerful borrowed words in English history—it comes from Caesar through Russian, and shows how political titles migrate across languages and centuries; modern English still uses czar metaphorically (like 'drug czar') to mean any supreme authority.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ንጉሥ
ngus
ARالعربية
سلاطين
sulaytin
BNবাংলা
যোদ্ধা
yoddha
CACatalà
tsar
tsar
CSČeština
cara
tsara
DADansk
tsar
tsar
DEDeutsch
Zaren
tsah-ren
ELΕλληνικά
τσάρε
tsa-reh
ESEspañol
zares
sah-res
FAفارسی
شاه
shah
FISuomi
tsaarit
tsaa-rit
FRFrançais
tsars
tsar
GUGU
મહારાજ
mah-a-raaj
HAHA
sarki
sar-ki
HEעברית
צאר
tsar
HIहिन्दी
चक़्‍स
chak-s
HUMagyar
cár
char
IDBahasa Indonesia
kaisar
kai-sar
IGIG
eze
e-ze
ITItaliano
zar
zar
JA日本語
ツァーリ
tsaa-ri
KKKK
ханым
xan-ym
KMKM
អ្នកប្រធាន
a-nək pra-thān
KO한국어
차르
cha-reu
MRMR
चक्रवर्ती
chak-ra-var-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
kaisar
kai-sar
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်သူ
pyi-thoo
NLNederlands
tsaren
tsah-ren
NONorsk
tsar
tsar
PAPA
ਰਾਜਾ
raaja
PLPolski
cara
tsara
PTPortuguês
tsar
tsar
RORomână
țar
tsar
RUРусский
цари
tsari
SVSvenska
tsar
tsar
SWKiswahili
mfalme
mfal-me
TAதமிழ்
சார
saar
TEతెలుగు
రాజు
raaju
THไทย
จักรพรรดิ
jak-rap-at
TLTL
hari
ha-ri
TRTürkçe
çar
char
UKУкраїнська
цари
tsari
URاردو
شاہ
shah
VITiếng Việt
sa hoàng
sa huong
YOYO
aláà
a-la-a
ZH中文
沙皇
sha huáng
ZUZU
inkos
in-kos

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