tsarina
English
Etymology
Via Italian czarina or Spanish czarina, from German Czarin, Zarin, feminine form of Czar, Zar.
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.
- 2022 January 25, Katrin Bennhold, quoting Matthias Platzeck, “Where Is Germany in the Ukraine Standoff? Its Allies Wonder.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- The biggest Russian czarina was Catherine the Great, a German, who incidentally made Crimea part of Russia.
Translations
empress or wife of a tsar
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Further reading
- “tsarina”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- tsarina, tzarina, czarina, czaritza, czaritsa at Google Ngram Viewer
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: -i.naː
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
tsarina m (definite singular tsarinaen, indefinite plural tsarinaer, definite plural tsarinaene)
References
- “tsarina” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
tsarina f (definite singular tsarinaa, indefinite plural tsarinaer, definite plural tsarinaene)
References
- “tsarina” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
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