Tartar

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/ === 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. (figurative, dated) A person of a keen, irritable temper. (figurative) A rough or violent event. ===== 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 ===== == Middle French == === 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) == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Tartarus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtar.tar/ Rhymes: -artar Syllabification: Tar‧tar === 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 ==== === Proper noun === Tartar m pers (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Tartarus (primordial deity) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Tartar in Polish dictionaries at PWN Tartar in PWN's encyclopedia == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Tartarus, from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros). === Proper noun === Tartar m (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Tartarus