Târgoviște

English

Etymology

From Romanian Târgoviște, from Slavic. Doublet of Targovishte, Trgovište, Trhovište, and Targowica.

Proper noun

Târgoviște

1. A city in Dâmbovița, Muntenia, in southern Romania

Translations

city in Muntenia, Romania

• Bulgarian: Търговище (Tǎrgovište)
• German: Tergowisch
• Hungarian: Tirgovics
• Old Church Slavonic: Търговище n (Tŭrgovište)
• Romanian: Târgoviște (ro) f

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic търговище (tŭrgovište, “marketplace”), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ (“market”) + *-ovъ (possessive suffix) + *-išče (“place of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɨrˈɡoviʃte/

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Proper noun

Târgoviște f

1. Târgoviște (a city in Dâmbovița, Muntenia, in southern Romania)

Descendants

• → English: Târgoviște