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English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Russian сырт (syrt), from Kyrgyz сырт (sırt), from Proto-Turkic *sïrt (“highland; ridge; backbone”).
Noun
syrt (plural syrts)
- A kind of elevated flatland in Russia and Central Asia.
Syrts may be separated from each other by higher ridges, and may serve as water divides between drainage basins for larger rivers.
Etymology 2
From Latin syrtis, q.v.
Pronunciation
Noun
syrt (plural syrts)
- (archaic) Alternative form of syrtis, quicksand, bog.
References
Karaim
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *sïrt.
Noun
syrt
- back
References
- N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “syrt”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN