Tara
See also: tara, tará, tāra, tåra, țara, țară, and ta-ra
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑːɹə/
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛəɹə/, /ˈtæɹə/
Audio (UK) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɑːɹə
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Irish Teamhrach, genitive of Teamhair, from Old Irish Temair (literally “high place”). The female given name is derived from the name of the plantation in Gone with the Wind, named for the place in Ireland.
Proper noun
Tara
- An Irish place name, associated with the Hill of Tara, seat of ancient Irish kings.
- 1808 Thomas Moore, The Harp of Tara
- No more to chiefs and ladies bright
- The harp of Tara swells
- 1808 Thomas Moore, The Harp of Tara
- A female given name transferred from the place name, of 20th century and later usage.
- A male given name.
- 1952, Janice Holt Giles, Tara's Healing
- the story of Tara Cochrane, a war veteran, a physician, and a burned-out man who describes himself in terms of a bad cigarette
- 1952, Janice Holt Giles, Tara's Healing
Related terms
- Tarah
Translations
Irish place name
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Etymology 2
![](Images/wiktionary/Tara_thangka.jpg.webp)
18th century Eastern Tibetan thangka, with the Green Tara (Samaya Tara Yogini) in the center and the Blue, Red, White and Yellow taras in the corners, Rubin Museum of Art
From Sanskrit तारा (tārā, “star”).
Proper noun
Tara
- (Buddhism) A female Buddha typically associated with Buddhist tantra practice as preserved in Tibetan Buddhism. She is the "mother of liberation", and represents the virtues of success in work and achievements.
- A female given name from Sanskrit.
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Tara (plural Taras)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tara is the 40082nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 547 individuals. Tara is most common among White (58.5%), Asian/Pacific Islander (19.38%) and Hispanic/Latino (14.44%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tara”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- A.A.R.T., ATRA, Arta, atar, rata
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian tara, from Arabic طَرْح (ṭarḥ, “subtraction”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaːʁa/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ta‧ra
Noun
Tara f (genitive Tara, plural Taren)
- (business) tare (the empty weight of a container)
- Coordinate terms: Brutto, Netto
Declension
Declension of Tara [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Tara | die | Taren |
genitive | einer | der | Tara | der | Taren |
dative | einer | der | Tara | den | Taren |
accusative | eine | die | Tara | die | Taren |
Derived terms
- austarieren
- tarieren
Further reading
Tara (Gewicht) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Tara” in Duden online
- “Tara” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Tara” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʰaːra/
- Rhymes: -aːra
Proper noun
Tara f
- a female given name
Declension
declension of Tara
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | Tara | Taran | Törur | Törurnar |
accusative | Töru | Töruna | Törur | Törurnar |
dative | Töru | Törunni | Törum | Törunum |
genitive | Töru | Törunnar | Tara | Taranna |