Tartar

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See also: tartar, tàrtar, and tårtar

English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/

Etymology 1

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From Old French Tartaire, from Medieval Latin Tartarus (Tartar, Mongol), from Old Turkic 𐱃𐱃𐰺 (t¹t¹r¹) , spelling influenced by Latin Tartarus (Hell (in Greek mythology)), from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros).

Noun

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Tartar (plural Tartars)

  1. Alternative spelling of Tatar
  2. A member of the various tribes and their descendants of Tartary, such as Turks, Mongols and Manchus.
    • 1871, Henry Yule, transl., The Travels of Marco Polo, Marco Polo, book 1, chapter 13:
      Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
  3. (figurative, dated) A person of a keen, irritable temper.
  4. (figurative) A rough or violent event.
    • 2003, Erik Larson, “Alone”, in The Devil in the White City, Vintage Books, page 106:
      I haven't escaped sickness all my life to get off easily now. [] I knew when my turn came, it would be a Tartar.
Derived terms
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Adjective

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Tartar (comparative more Tartar, superlative most Tartar)

  1. Of or relating to the people or culture of Tartars.
    Tartar customs
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Etymology 2

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From Armenian Թարթառ (Tʻartʻaṙ).

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

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Tartar

  1. One of the tributary rivers of the Kura, flowing through Artsakh and Azerbaijan
  2. A town in Azerbaijan located on this river
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Middle French

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Etymology

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Old French Tartar, from Medieval Latin Tartarus, alteration of Tatar, from a Turkic name. Influenced by Tartarus (primeval god, underworld).

Noun

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Tartar m (plural Tartars)

  1. Tartar (member of various Turkic tribes)

Descendants

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  • French: Tartare

References

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  • Tartar on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Tartarus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtar.tar/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -artar
  • Syllabification: Tar‧tar

Proper noun

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Tartar m inan

  1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Tartarus (dark part of Hades)
  2. (biblical, Christianity) Tartarus (Greek New Testament word used for Hell (in Christian belief), derived from the pagan Greek use)

Declension

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Proper noun

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Tartar m pers

  1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Tartarus (primordial deity)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Tartar in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Tartar in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

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Romanian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ro

Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Tartarus, from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros).

Proper noun

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Tartar m

  1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Tartarus