tundra
See also: Tundra
English
WOTD – 24 December 2006
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ту́ндра (túndra), from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ (tūnntre), the accusative/genitive form of тӯнтар (tūntar).
Pronunciation
A tundra.
- IPA(key): /ˈtʌndɹə/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file)
Derived terms
Translations
flat treeless arctic region
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Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtundra]
- Hyphenation: tun‧d‧ra
Declension
Faroese
Etymology
From Russian ту́ндра (túndra), from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ (tūnntre), the accusative/genitive form of тӯнтар (tūntar).
Noun
tundra f (genitive singular tundru, uncountable)
Declension
| Declension of tundra | ||||
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| f1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tundra | tundran | tundrur | tundrurnar |
| accusative | tundru | tundruna | tundrur | tundrurnar |
| dative | tundru | tundruni | tundrum | tundrunum |
| genitive | tundru | tundrunnar | tundra | tundranna |
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ту́ндра (túndra), from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ (tūnntre), the accusative/genitive form of тӯнтар (tūntar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtundrɑ/, [ˈt̪undrɑ]
- Rhymes: -undrɑ
- Syllabification(key): tund‧ra
Declension
| Inflection of tundra (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | tundra | tundrat | |
| genitive | tundran | tundrien | |
| partitive | tundraa | tundria | |
| illative | tundraan | tundriin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | tundra | tundrat | |
| accusative | nom. | tundra | tundrat |
| gen. | tundran | ||
| genitive | tundran | tundrien tundrainrare | |
| partitive | tundraa | tundria | |
| inessive | tundrassa | tundrissa | |
| elative | tundrasta | tundrista | |
| illative | tundraan | tundriin | |
| adessive | tundralla | tundrilla | |
| ablative | tundralta | tundrilta | |
| allative | tundralle | tundrille | |
| essive | tundrana | tundrina | |
| translative | tundraksi | tundriksi | |
| instructive | — | tundrin | |
| abessive | tundratta | tundritta | |
| comitative | — | tundrineen | |
| Possessive forms of tundra (type koira) | ||
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| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | tundrani | tundramme |
| 2nd person | tundrasi | tundranne |
| 3rd person | tundransa | |
Irish
Etymology
From Russian, from Kildin Sami.
Declension
Declension of tundra
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tundra | thundra | dtundra |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “tundra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “tundra” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “tundra” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Italian
Etymology
From Russian ту́ндра (túndra), from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ (tūnntre), the accusative/genitive form of тӯнтар (tūntar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtun.dra/
- Rhymes: -undra
- Hyphenation: tùn‧dra
Latvian
Declension
Declension of tundra (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | tundra | tundras |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | tundru | tundras |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | tundras | tundru |
| dative (datīvs) | tundrai | tundrām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | tundru | tundrām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | tundrā | tundrās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | tundra | tundras |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Russian ту́ндра (túndra), from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ (tūnntre), the accusative/genitive form of тӯнтар (tūntar).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Russian ту́ндра (túndra), from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ (tūnntre), the accusative/genitive form of тӯнтар (tūntar).
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ту́ндра (túndra), from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ (tūnntre), the accusative/genitive form of тӯнтар (tūntar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtun.dra/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -undra
- Syllabification: tun‧dra
Declension
Derived terms
adjective
- tundrowy
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtũ.dɾɐ/
- Hyphenation: tun‧dra
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tûːndra/
- Hyphenation: tun‧dra
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtundɾa/ [ˈt̪ũn̪.d̪ɾa]
- Rhymes: -undɾa
- Syllabification: tun‧dra
Further reading
- “tundra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ту́ндра (túndra), from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ (tūnntre), the accusative/genitive form of тӯнтар (tūntar).
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish [Term?], from English tundra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tundɾa/
Declension
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| Nominative | tundra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Definite accusative | tundrayı | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | tundra | tundralar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Definite accusative | tundrayı | tundraları | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dative | tundraya | tundralara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | tundrada | tundralarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ablative | tundradan | tundralardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | tundranın | tundraların | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tundra”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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