different between czar vs tzar

English

Etymology

See tsar. The spelling czar, the older spelling in English, comes from Sigismund von Herberstein's Rerum Moscoviticarum Commentarii ("Notes on Muscovite Affairs") of 1549. The alternative tsar began to replace it in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z??(?)/, /ts??(?)/

Noun

czar (plural czars)

1. Alternative spelling of tsar (especially common in American English)
2. (informal, politics, US) An appointed official tasked to regulate or oversee a specific area.

Anagrams

• Racz, Z-car, z car

French

Noun

czar m (plural czars)

1. Archaic spelling of tsar.

Further reading

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

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??ar/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *?ar?, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ker- *k?r-, from Proto-Indo-European *k?er-.

Noun

czar m inan

1. spell (magic)

   Synonyms: zakl?cie, urok

2. allure, charm (quality of inspiring delight or admiration)

   Synonym: urok

Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

czar

1. genitive plural of czara

Further reading

• czar in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• czar in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tsar, tzar

Etymology

From Russian ???? (car?), from Old East Slavic ?????? (c?sar?), from Old Church Slavonic ?????? (c?sar?), from Proto-Slavic *c?sa??, from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar. Doublet of César and kaiser

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?tsa?/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?tsa?/, /?kza?/

Noun

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

1. tsar

English

Noun

tzar (plural tzars)

1. Alternative spelling of tsar

Derived terms

• tzarina
• tzarism
• tzarist

Anagrams

• Artz

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsa?/

Noun

tzar m (plural tzars)

1. Alternative spelling of tsar

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Noun

tzar m (plural tzares, feminine tzarina, feminine plural tzarinas)

1. Alternative form of czar