цѣсарь

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

цар҄ь (carʹĭ)
чѣсарь (čěsarĭ)
(Glagolitic): ⱌⱑⱄⰰⱃⱐ (cěsarĭ)

Etymology

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

Noun

цѣсар҄ь • (cěsarʹĭ) m

emperor, tsar
- from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1643-1649:
  оучѧтъ же своꙗ си не повиновати сѧ властелемъ своимъ; хоулѧще богатꙑѩ, царь ненавидѧтъ, рѫгаѭтъ сѧ старѣишинамъ, оукарꙗѭтъ болꙗрꙑ, мрьзькꙑ богоу мьнѧтъ работаѭщѧѩ цѣсарю, и вьсꙗкомоу рабоу не велѧтъ работати господиноу своѥмоу.
  učętŭ že svoja si ne povinovati sę vlastelemŭ svoimŭ; xulęšte bogatyję, carĭ nenavidętŭ, rǫgajǫtŭ sę starěišinamŭ, ukarjajǫtŭ boljary, mrĭzĭky bogu mĭnętŭ rabotajǫštęję cěsarju, i vĭsjakomu rabu ne velętŭ rabotati gospodinu svojemu.
  They teach their followers not to obey their masters; they scorn the rich, they hate the Tsars, they ridicule their superiors, they reproach the boyars, they believe that God looks in horror on those who labour for the Tsar, and advise every serf not to work for his master.
- from Vita Methodii, 0500900:
  тъгда не съмѧста сѧ отърещи ни бога ни чѣсарѧ
  tŭgda ne sŭmęsta sę otŭrešti ni boga ni čěsarę
  Then they dared not refuse God or the Emperor
king

Declension

Declension of цѣсарь (soft o-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	цѣсар҄ь cěsarʹĭ	цѣсар҄а cěsarʹa	цѣсар҄и cěsarʹi
genitive	цѣсар҄а cěsarʹa	цѣсар҄оу cěsarʹu	цѣсар҄ь cěsarʹĭ
dative	цѣсар҄оу, цѣсар҄еви cěsarʹu, cěsarʹjevi	цѣсар҄ема cěsarʹjema	цѣсар҄емъ cěsarʹjemŭ
accusative	цѣсар҄ь, цѣсар҄а cěsarʹĭ, cěsarʹa	цѣсар҄а cěsarʹa	цѣсар҄ѧ cěsarʹję
instrumental	цѣсар҄емь cěsarʹjemĭ	цѣсар҄ема cěsarʹjema	цѣсар҄и cěsarʹi
locative	цѣсар҄и cěsarʹi	цѣсар҄оу cěsarʹu	цѣсар҄ихъ cěsarʹixŭ
vocative	цѣсар҄оу cěsarʹu	цѣсар҄а cěsarʹa	цѣсар҄и cěsarʹi

Derived terms

цѣсарьство (cěsarĭstvo)
цѣсарьствиѥ (cěsarĭstvije)

Old East Slavic

Etymology

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

Noun

цѣсарь (cěsarĭ) m

emperor, king