Tartu
English
editEtymology
editFrom Estonian Tartu, from earlier Tarbatu, ultimately from tarvas (“aurochs”), qv.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editTartu
- The second-largest city in Estonia.
Synonyms
edit- (former names) Dorpat
Translations
editsecond-largest city in Estonia
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Anagrams
editEstonian
editEtymology
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Proper noun
editTartu
Descendants
edit- Norwegian Bokmål: Tartu
German
editProper noun
editTartu n (proper noun, genitive Tartus or (optionally with an article) Tartu)
See also
editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Estonian Tartu (“Tartu”), from earlier Tarbatu (“Tartu”), from tarvas (“aurochs”), from Proto-Finnic *tarvas (“aurochs”), from earlier *tawras, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *taurás (“aurochs, wisent”), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (“wild bull, aurochs”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈtaʈʉ/, /ˈtaʁtʉ/
- (Estonian) IPA(key): /ˈtɑrtʊ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aʈʉ, -aʁtʉ
- Hyphenation: Tar‧tu
Proper noun
editTartu
- Tartu (the second-largest city in Estonia)
- Tartu har fra 1600-tallet vært et sentrum for kultur og vitenskap.
- Tartu has been a center of culture and science since the 17th century.
- 2000 June 21, aftenposten.no:
- Tartu … regnes som Estlands kulturhovedstad og er kjent for sitt universitet fra svensketiden på 1600-tallet
- Tartu… is considered the cultural capital of Estonia and is known for its university from the Swedish era in the 17th century
References
edit- “Tartu” in Store norske leksikon
Anagrams
editPolish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editTartu n (indeclinable)
Derived terms
editadjective
Further reading
edit- Tartu in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editTartu f
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