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tartu

/ˈtɑɹtu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
tar-tu
IPA
/ˈtɑɹtu/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The second-largest city in Estonia.

Example Sentences

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

Rhymes With

to you do who to-do new two too through few true due

Questions

How do you pronounce tartu?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɑɹtu/.
What does tartu mean?
The second-largest city in Estonia.
Where does tartu come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Finnic *tarvas Estonian tarvasder. Estonian Tartubor. English Tartu Borrowed from Estonian Tartu, from earlier Tarbatu, ultimately from tarvas (“aurochs”), qv.

How to pronounce tartu

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