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)

  1. (historical) An empress of several Eastern European countries, especially Russia, or the wife of a tsar.
    • 2022 January 25, Katrin Bennhold, quoting Matthias Platzeck, “Where Is Germany in the Ukraine Standoff? Its Allies Wonder.”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      The biggest Russian czarina was Catherine the Great, a German, who incidentally made Crimea part of Russia.

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References

  1. ^ tsarina | czarina, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ -ina, suffix”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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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/
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  • Hyphenation: tsa‧ri‧na
  • Rhymes: -inaː

Noun

tsarina f (plural tsarina's, masculine tsaar)

  1. tsarina (female tsar/empress, wife of a tsar)
    Synonym: tsarin

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Zarin, a feminine form of Zar (Tsar).

Noun

tsarina m (definite singular tsarinaen, indefinite plural tsarinaer, definite plural tsarinaene)

  1. tsarina
    Synonym: tsaritsa

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Zarin, a feminine form of Zar (Tsar).

Noun

tsarina f (definite singular tsarinaa, indefinite plural tsarinaer, definite plural tsarinaene)

  1. tsarina
    Synonym: tsaritsa

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /zaˈɾĩ.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /zaˈɾi.na/

Noun

tsarina f (plural tsarinas)

  1. alternative form of czarina