Tartu

See also: tartu, Tártu, and tartų

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑɹtu/

Proper noun

Tartu

1. The second-largest city in Estonia.

Synonyms

• (former names) Dorpat

Translations

second-largest city in Estonia

• Armenian: Տարտու (Tartu)
• Catalan: Tartu
• Danish: Tartu
• Dutch: Tartu
• Estonian: Tartu (et)

  South Estonian: Tarto (et)

• Finnish: Tartto (fi)
• French: Tartu (fr)
• German: Tartu; Dorpat (de), Dörpt (historical)
• Hebrew: טרטו
• Hungarian: Tartu (hu)
• Italian: Tartu
• Japanese: タルトゥ (Tarutu)
• Latin: Tarbatum, (Tarbata, Tharbatum, Tharbata)
• Latvian: Tērbata
• Lithuanian: Tartu
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Tartu

• Polish: Tartu (pl) n
• Portuguese: Tartu f, Tártu f
• Russian: Та́рту (ru) m (Tártu); Ю́рьев (ru) m (Júrʹjev) (historical); Дерпт (ru) m (Derpt), До́рпат m (Dórpat) (historical)
• Spanish: Tartu
• Swedish: Tartu, Dorpat
• Võro: Tarto
• Yiddish: דערפּט (derpt), דערפּעט (derpet), דאָרפּאַט (dorpat), טאַרטו (tartu)

Anagrams

• Traut, tatur, tuart

Estonian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Tartu

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

Descendants

• Norwegian Bokmål: Tartu

German

Proper noun

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

See also

• dörptisch, Dörptisch, Dörptestnisch

Norwegian Bokmål

Town Hall Square towards Kaarsild bridge in Tartu, Estonia.

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaʈʉ/, /ˈtaʁtʉ/
• (Estonian) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑrtʊ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aʈʉ, -aʁtʉ
• Hyphenation: Tar‧tu

Proper noun

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

References

• “Tartu” in Store norske leksikon

Anagrams

• rutta, traut, turta, utart, uttar

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Estonian Tartu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtar.tu/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -artu
• Syllabification: Tar‧tu

Proper noun

Tartu n (indeclinable)

1. Tartu (a city in Estonia)

   Synonym: Dorpat

Derived terms

adjective

• tartuski

 

Further reading

• Tartu in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Tártu

Etymology

Borrowed from Estonian Tartu.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtaʁ.tu/

Proper noun

Tartu f

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