Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nart

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: nart
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a race of giant heroes in the folklore of the peoples of the North Caucasus (notably the Circassians, Ossetians, Abkhazians, and Vainakhs).

noun

Any of a race of giant heroes in the folklore of the peoples of the North Caucasus (notably the Circassians, Ossetians, Abkhazians, and Vainakhs).

Example Sentences

"The Nart sagas are to the Caucasus what the Greek myths are to Western civilization."

Etymology

From a North Caucasian source (see West Circassian нарт (nart) and Ossetian нарт (nart)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr ("man, hero").

Origin

Source language: Proto-Indo-European

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₂ner-, нарт, *h₂nḗr

Inflected Forms

narts (plural) Nard (alternative)

Phrases

Nart saga

Questions

What does nart mean?: Any of a race of giant heroes in the folklore of the peoples of the North Caucasus (notably the Circassians, Ossetians, Abkhazians, and Vainakhs).
Where does nart come from?: It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

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