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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

syrt

/sərt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
syrt
IPA
/sərt/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of elevated flatland in Russia and Central Asia.

noun

Alternative form of syrtis, quicksand, bog.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian сырт (syrt), from Kyrgyz сырт (sırt), from Proto-Turkic *sïrt (“highland; ridge; backbone”).

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

syrts (plural)

Derived Forms

syrtic

Questions

How do you pronounce syrt?
The recorded pronunciation is /sərt/.
What does syrt mean?
A kind of elevated flatland in Russia and Central Asia.
Where does syrt come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce syrt

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