tundra
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ту́ндра (túndra), from Kildin Sami тӯндрэ (tūndre), the accusative/genitive form of тӯндар (tūndar).
Pronunciation

- IPA(key): /ˈtʌndɹə/
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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). Doublet of tanner and tunturi.
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 | ||
| abessive | tundratta | tundritta | ||
| instructive | — | tundrin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Further reading
- “tundra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Ingrian
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtundrɑ/, [ˈtundr]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtundrɑ/, [ˈtund̥rɑ]
- Rhymes: -undr, -undrɑ
- Hyphenation: tund‧ra
Noun
tundra
- tundra
- 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 28:
- Kuin sovetin valta uuvvistaa tundran väen elon.
- How the Soviet rule is renewing the life of the tundra people.
Declension
| Declension of tundra (type 3/koira, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | tundra | tundrat |
| genitive | tundran | tundriin |
| partitive | tundraa | tundria |
| illative | tundraa | tundrii |
| inessive | tundraas | tundriis |
| elative | tundrast | tundrist |
| allative | tundralle | tundrille |
| adessive | tundraal | tundriil |
| ablative | tundralt | tundrilt |
| translative | tundraks | tundriks |
| essive | tundranna, tundraan | tundrinna, tundriin |
| exessive1) | tundrant | tundrint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Irish
Etymology
From Russian, from Kildin Sami.
Declension
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, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- 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

Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtun.dra/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -undra
- Syllabification: tun‧dra
Declension
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