"Tartar" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/ Forms: more Tartar [comparative], most Tartar [superlative]
Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|Tartaire}} Old French Tartaire, {{der|en|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin, {{der|en|otk|𐱃𐱃𐰺}} Old Turkic 𐱃𐱃𐰺 (t¹t¹r¹), {{der|en|la|Tartarus||Hell (in Greek mythology)}} Latin Tartarus (“Hell (in Greek mythology)”), {{der|en|grc|Τάρταρος}} Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros) Head templates: {{en-adj}} Tartar (comparative more Tartar, superlative most Tartar)
  1. Of or relating to the people or culture of Tartars. Derived forms: Tartar maple (taxonomic: Acer tataricum), Tartary, Tartaria
    Sense id: en-Tartar-en-adj-nLh0xX0N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 22 14 13 17 7 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 18 15 13 15 3 2 4 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 23 20 24 16 2 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈtɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/
Etymology: From Armenian Թարթառ (Tʻartʻaṙ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hy|Թարթառ}} Armenian Թարթառ (Tʻartʻaṙ) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tartar
  1. One of the tributary rivers of the Kura, flowing through Artsakh and Azerbaijan Categories (place): Places in Artsakh, Places in Azerbaijan, Rivers in Artsakh, Rivers in Azerbaijan
    Sense id: en-Tartar-en-name-rs6XtjAS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 22 14 13 17 7 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 31 17 17 14 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 14 21 13 15 15 3 3 5 6 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 18 15 13 15 3 2 4 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 23 20 24 16 2 1
  2. A town in Azerbaijan located on this river Categories (place): Places in Azerbaijan, Towns in Azerbaijan Translations (river): Թարթառ (Tʻartʻaṙ) (Armenian), Tərtərçay (Azerbaijani), Терте́р (Tertér) (Russian) Translations (town): Թարթառ (Tʻartʻaṙ) (Armenian), Tərtər (Azerbaijani), Терте́р (Tertér) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Tartar-en-name-oJP3GfDj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 22 14 13 17 7 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 18 15 13 15 3 2 4 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 23 20 24 16 2 1 Disambiguation of 'river': 28 72 Disambiguation of 'town': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/ Forms: Tartars [plural]
Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|Tartaire}} Old French Tartaire, {{der|en|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin, {{der|en|otk|𐱃𐱃𐰺}} Old Turkic 𐱃𐱃𐰺 (t¹t¹r¹), {{der|en|la|Tartarus||Hell (in Greek mythology)}} Latin Tartarus (“Hell (in Greek mythology)”), {{der|en|grc|Τάρταρος}} Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Tartar (plural Tartars)
  1. Alternative spelling of Tatar Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Tatar
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  2. A member of the various tribes and their descendants of Tartary, such as Turks, Mongols and Manchus.
    Sense id: en-Tartar-en-noun-BicmcdvM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 22 14 13 17 7 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 18 15 13 15 3 2 4 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 23 20 24 16 2 1
  3. (figurative, dated) A person of a keen, irritable temper. Tags: dated, figuratively
    Sense id: en-Tartar-en-noun-Ustkzzoa
  4. (figurative) A rough or violent event. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-Tartar-en-noun-Agl58x0C
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Fish-skin Tartar
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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    },
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        "4": "",
        "5": "Hell (in Greek mythology)"
      },
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      },
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      ]
    }
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        }
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          "Tatar#English"
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "ref": "1871, Henry Yule, transl., The Travels of Marco Polo, Marco Polo, book 1, chapter 13:",
          "text": "Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.",
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        }
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          "Tartary"
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          "Turks",
          "Turk"
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          "Mongols",
          "Mongol"
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          "Manchus",
          "Manchu"
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        "A person of a keen, irritable temper."
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        {
          "ref": "2003, Erik Larson, “Alone”, in The Devil in the White City, Vintage Books, page 106:",
          "text": "I haven't escaped sickness all my life to get off easily now. […] I knew when my turn came, it would be a Tartar.",
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        }
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        "A rough or violent event."
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        "(figurative) A rough or violent event."
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    }
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      "taxonomic": "Acer tataricum",
      "word": "Tartar maple"
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      "word": "Tartary"
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      "word": "Tartaria"
    }
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      "name": "der"
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    {
      "form": "more Tartar",
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "most Tartar",
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        "superlative"
      ]
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        {
          "text": "Tartar customs"
        }
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        "Of or relating to the people or culture of Tartars."
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      ]
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    {
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    }
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}

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    "English terms borrowed from Armenian",
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    "Terms with Armenian translations",
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    "Terms with Russian translations"
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Armenian Թարթառ (Tʻartʻaṙ).",
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      "args": {},
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  "pos": "name",
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      "categories": [
        "en:Places in Artsakh",
        "en:Places in Azerbaijan",
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        "en:Rivers in Azerbaijan"
      ],
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        "One of the tributary rivers of the Kura, flowing through Artsakh and Azerbaijan"
      ],
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          "Kura",
          "Kura"
        ],
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          "Artsakh",
          "Artsakh#English"
        ],
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          "Azerbaijan#English"
        ]
      ]
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      "roman": "Tʻartʻaṙ",
      "sense": "river",
      "word": "Թարթառ"
    },
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      "sense": "river",
      "word": "Tərtərçay"
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      "sense": "river",
      "word": "Терте́р"
    },
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    },
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      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Tərtər"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Tertér",
      "sense": "town",
      "word": "Терте́р"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Tartar (city)",
    "Tartar river"
  ],
  "word": "Tartar"
}

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