tundra

Borrowed from Russian ту́ндра (túndra), from Kildin Sami тӯндрэ (tūndre), the accusative and genitive form of тӯндар (tūndar).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʌndɹə/

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tundra (countable and uncountable, plural tundras)

1. A flat and treeless Arctic biome.

• tundra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Durant, durant, truand

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: tun‧d‧ra

tundra f

1. tundra (flat and treeless arctic biome)

• “tundra”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “tundra”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

From Russian ту́ндра (túndra), from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ (tūnntre), the accusative/genitive form of тӯнтар (tūntar).

tundra f (genitive singular tundru, uncountable)

1. tundra (flat and treeless arctic biome)

   Synonym: frostmýri

Borrowed from Russian ту́ндра (túndra), from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ (tūnntre), the accusative/genitive form of тӯнтар (tūntar). Doublet of tanner, tantere, and tunturi.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtundrɑ/,
• Rhymes: -undrɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): tund‧ra

tundra

1. tundra (flat and treeless arctic biome)

• “tundra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

tundra f (plural tundras)

1. tundra

Borrowed from Russian тундра (tundra).

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtundrɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtundrɑ/,
• Rhymes: -undr, -undrɑ
• Hyphenation: tund‧ra

tundra

1. (geography) 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.

From Russian, from Kildin Sami.

tundra m (genitive singular tundra, nominative plural tundraí)

1. tundra

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tundra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “tundra”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “tundra”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

From Russian ту́ндра (túndra), from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ (tūnntre), the accusative/genitive form of тӯнтар (tūntar).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtun.dra/
• Rhymes: -undra
• Hyphenation: tùn‧dra

tundra f (plural tundre)

1. tundra

Latvian Wikipedia has an article on:

tundra

Wikipedia ^lv

Ultimately from Russian ту́ндра (túndra).

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: tun‧dra

tundra f (4th declension)

1. tundra (a natural zone that has developed in the arctic and subarctic zones and is characterised by low average temperatures, high humidity and short growing seasons)
   • 2024 December 20, Claudi Casals, kas ir tundra‎:

     Varbūt jūs kādreiz esat dzirdējuši par to, ko sauc par "tundru", gan filmā, gan seriālā, gan dokumentālajā filmā. Bet kas ir tundra?

     You may have heard of what is called "the tundra" in a film, TV series or documentary. But what is the tundra?

2. tundra (the geographical area in the arctic and subarctic zone between the arctic deserts and the forest tundra)

• “tundra” in Latviešu literārās valodas vārdnīca
• “tundra” in Mūsdienu latviešu valodas vārdnīca
• tundra at tezaurs.lv

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

tundra

Wikipedia ^no

From Russian ту́ндра (túndra), from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ (tūnntre), the accusative/genitive form of тӯнтар (tūntar).

tundra m (definite singular tundraen, indefinite plural tundraer, definite plural tundraene)

1. tundra

• “tundra” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

tundra

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From Russian ту́ндра (túndra), from Kildin Sami тӯннтрэ (tūnntre), the accusative/genitive form of тӯнтар (tūntar).

tundra m (definite singular tundraen, indefinite plural tundraer or trundraar, definite plural tundraene or tundraane)

1. tundra

• “tundra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

tundra

Wikipedia ^pl

Borrowed from Russian ту́ндра (túndra).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtun.dra/

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• Rhymes: -undra
• Syllabification: tun‧dra

tundra f (related adjective tundrowy)

1. tundra (flat and treeless Arctic biome)

• tundra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• tundra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from French toundra, from Russian ту́ндра (túndra).

• Hyphenation: tun‧dra

tundra f (plural tundras)

1. (geography) tundra (flat, treeless region around the Arctic)

From Russian ту́ндра (túndra).

• IPA^(key): /tûːndra/
• Hyphenation: tun‧dra

tȗndra f (Cyrillic spelling ту̑ндра)

1. tundra

• “tundra”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

tundra

Wikipedia ^es

• IPA^(key): /ˈtundɾa/
• Rhymes: -undɾa
• Syllabification: tun‧dra

tundra f (plural tundras)

1. tundra

• “tundra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

tundra

Wikipedia ^sv

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

tundra c

1. tundra

• tundra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tundra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tundra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• rundat, undrat

From Ottoman Turkish توندره, from English tundra.

• IPA^(key): /tundɾa/

tundra (definite accusative tundrayı, plural tundralar)

1. tundra

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tundra”, in Nişanyan Sözlük