tsarina
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Via Italian czarina or Spanish czarina, from German Czarin, Zarin, feminine form of Czar, Zar.[1] By surface analysis, tsar + -ina.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tsaˈɹiːnə/, /zaˈɹiːnə/
Noun
tsarina (plural tsarinas, masculine tsar)
- (historical) An empress of several Eastern European countries, especially Russia, or the wife of a tsar.
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
empress or wife of a tsar
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References
- ^ “tsarina | czarina, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ “-ina, suffix”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Further reading
- “tsarina”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- tsarina, tzarina, czarina, czaritza, czaritsa at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Probably from Italian or Spanish, cf. the English etymology. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌtsaːˈri.naː/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: tsa‧ri‧na
- Rhymes: -inaː
Noun
tsarina f (plural tsarina's, masculine tsaar)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German Zarin, a feminine form of Zar (“Tsar”).
Noun
tsarina m (definite singular tsarinaen, indefinite plural tsarinaer, definite plural tsarinaene)
References
- “tsarina” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From German Zarin, a feminine form of Zar (“Tsar”).
Noun
tsarina f (definite singular tsarinaa, indefinite plural tsarinaer, definite plural tsarinaene)
References
- “tsarina” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /zaˈɾĩ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /zaˈɾi.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /zɐˈɾi.nɐ/
Noun
tsarina f (plural tsarinas)
- alternative form of czarina