English Explanatory Dictionary

Tartu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The second-largest city in Estonia.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɑɹtu/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tartu.wav

Word forms

Tartu

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Finnic *tarvas Estonian tarvasder. Estonian Tartubor. English Tartu Borrowed from Estonian Tartu, from earlier Tarbatu, ultimately from tarvas (“aurochs”), qv.

Synonyms

Dorpat
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