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Tyras.

a river in Sarmatia, the Dniester

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈty.raːs]Classical-Latin[ˈtiː.ras]
  1. a river in Sarmatia, the Dniester

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τύρας (Túras), from Scythian tūra (“quick, rapid, strong”), from an Indo-Iranian root shared with Sanskrit तुर (tura, “quick, strong”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teur (“strong”). Compare the Gallic settlement Autricum. Also spelled as Τύρις (Túris) and survived in Turkish as Turla.

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