Tartar
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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
Tartar (plural Tartars)
- Alternative spelling of Tatar
- 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.
- (figurative, dated) A person of a keen, irritable temper.
- (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
- Fish-skin Tartar
Adjective
Tartar (comparative more Tartar, superlative most Tartar)
- Of or relating to the people or culture of Tartars.
- Tartar customs
Derived terms
- Tartar maple (Acer tataricum)
- Tartary, Tartaria
Etymology 2
From Armenian Թարթառ (Tʻartʻaṙ).
Proper noun
Tartar
- One of the tributary rivers of the Kura, flowing through Artsakh and Azerbaijan
- A town in Azerbaijan located on this river
Translations
Etymology
Old French Tartar, from Medieval Latin Tartarus, alteration of Tatar, from a Turkic name. Influenced by Tartarus (“primeval god, underworld”).
Noun
Tartar m (plural Tartars)
- Tartar (member of various Turkic tribes)
Descendants
- French: Tartare
References
- Tartar on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Tartarus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tartar m inan
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Tartarus (dark part of Hades)
- (biblical, Christianity) Tartarus (Greek New Testament word used for Hell (in Christian belief), derived from the pagan Greek use)
Declension
Declension of Tartar
Proper noun
Tartar m pers
Declension
Declension of Tartar
Further reading
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Tartarus, from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros).
Proper noun
Tartar m
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