tundra
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ту́ндра (túndra), from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ (tūnntre), the accusative/genitive form of тӯнтар (tūntar).
Pronunciation

- IPA(key): /ˈtʌndɹə/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file)
Derived terms
Translations
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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/, [ˈt̪undrɑ̝]
- 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 | See the possessive forms below. |
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Irish
Etymology
From Russian, from Kildin Sami.
Declension
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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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, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2023
- 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
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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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).
References
- “tundra” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Russian ту́ндра (túndra), from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ (tūnntre), the accusative/genitive form of тӯнтар (tūntar).
Noun
tundra m (definite singular tundraen, indefinite plural tundraer or trundraar, definite plural tundraene or tundraane)
References
- “tundra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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
- tundrowy
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtũ.dɾɐ/
- Hyphenation: tun‧dra
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tûːndra/
- Hyphenation: tun‧dra
Declension
References
- “tundra” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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