царь

From Proto-Slavic *cěsarjь, from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar

царь • (carĭ) m

1. emperor
2. tsar

From Old East Slavic цьсарь (cĭsarĭ), from цѣсарь (cěsarĭ), from Proto-Slavic *cěsarjь, from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar.

• IPA^(key): [t͡sarʲ]

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царь • (carʹ) m anim (genitive царя́, nominative plural цари́, genitive plural царе́й, feminine цари́ца)

1. tsar, Russian emperor
2. king (figuratively, or referring to ancient or non-European monarchs)

   царь звере́й ― carʹ zveréj ― king of beasts

   царь и бог ― carʹ i box ― God Almighty

   царь небе́сный ― carʹ nebésnyj ― Heavenly Father

   царь царе́й ― carʹ caréj ― King of kings

   при царе́ Горо́хе ― pri caré Goróxe ― in the year dot; a very long time ago; since the beginning

   Он без царя́ в голове́! ― On bez carjá v golové! ― He’s stupid!

• From 1721 to 1917, Russia was officially an Empire, and its monarchs referred to as импера́тор (imperátor) (officially), госуда́рь (gosudárʹ), or самоде́ржец (samodéržec); for much of that time period, referring to the Russian monarch as царь (carʹ) was seen as a colloquialism.

• царе́вич (carévič)
• царе́вна (carévna)
• царёк (carjók)
• царепокло́нство (carepoklónstvo)
• цареуби́йство (careubíjstvo)
• цареуби́йца (careubíjca)
• цари́зм (carízm)
• цари́ть (carítʹ)
• цари́ца (caríca)
• ца́рский (cárskij)
• ца́рство (cárstvo)
• ца́рствование (cárstvovanije)
• ца́рствовать (cárstvovatʹ)

• ке́сарь (késarʹ)
• це́зарь (cézarʹ)

• English: tsar, czar
• Finnish: tsaari
• Ingrian: tsaari
• Portuguese: czar
• Skolt Sami: caarr