Irtysh

English

Etymology

From Russian Иртыш (Irtyš), possibly from Bashkir. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪə(ɹ)tɪʃ/

Proper noun

Irtysh

1. A major river in Siberia, Russia.
   • 2001, Central Asian Security: The New International Context‎^[1], →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 80:

     On its own Kazakhstan is unable to mount such a challenge. However, the other downstream state liable to be affected by China’s Irtysh extraction plans is Russia.

   • 2013 August 17, “Russia boat crash kills 4, injures 49”, in AP News‎^[2], archived from the original on 22 May 2022‎^[3]:

     The Interfax news agency, citing regional police and emergency services, says the crash occurred Saturday on the Irtysh river, 10 kilometers from the Siberian city of Omsk.

Synonyms

• Ertix

Translations

river in Siberia

• Armenian: Իրտիշ (hy) (Irtiš)
• Catalan: Irtix m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 額爾齊斯河／额尔齐斯河 (É’ěrqísī)

• Danish: Irtysj
• Finnish: Irtyš
• French: Irtych m
• German: Irtysch (de) m
• Japanese: イルティシュ (Irutishu), イルティッシュ (Irutisshu)
• Kalmyk: Эрцс (Ertss)
• Kazakh: Ертіс (Ertıs)
• Korean: 이르티시 (Ireutisi)
• Manchu: ᡝᡵᠴᡳᠰ (ercis)
• Mongolian: ᠡᠷᠴᠢᠰ (erčis), Эрчис (Erčis)
• Nogai: Эртиш (Értiş)
• Polish: Irtysz (pl) m
• Portuguese: Irtish m, Irtysh m
• Russian: Ирты́ш (ru) m (Irtýš)
• Siberian Tatar: Эйәртеш (Eyärteş)
• Southern Altai: Эртиш (Ertiš)
• Tatar: Иртеш (İrteş)
• Tibetan: ཨེར་ཆིས (er chis)
• Written Oirat: ᡄᠷᡔᡅᠰ (ercis)

Further reading

• “Irtysh, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “Irtysh”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Irtysh”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[4], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1390, column 3

Anagrams

• shirty, thyrsi

Portuguese

Proper noun

Irtysh m

1. Alternative spelling of Irtish