See also: tartu, Tártu, and tartų

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From Estonian Tartu, from earlier Tarbatu, ultimately from tarvas (aurochs), qv.

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Tartu

  1. The second-largest city in Estonia.

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Tartu

  1. Tartu (the second-largest city in Estonia)

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  • Norwegian Bokmål: Tartu

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Tartu n (proper noun, genitive Tartus or (optionally with an article) Tartu)

  1. Tartu (the second-largest city in Estonia)
    Synonyms: Dorpat, (chiefly historical) Dörpt

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Town Hall Square towards Kaarsild bridge in Tartu, Estonia.

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From 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).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtaʈʉ/, /ˈtaʁtʉ/
  • (Estonian) IPA(key): /ˈtɑrtʊ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aʈʉ, -aʁtʉ
  • Hyphenation: Tar‧tu

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Tartu

  1. 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

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  • Tartu” in Store norske leksikon

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Borrowed from Estonian Tartu.

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Tartu n (indeclinable)

  1. Tartu (a city in Estonia)
    Synonym: Dorpat

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adjective

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  • Tartu in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Borrowed from Estonian Tartu.

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Tartu f

  1. Tartu (the second-largest city in Estonia)