tarot
See also: Tarot
English
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Tarot cards.
Etymology
Borrowed from French tarot, from Italian tarocco. Compare tarok, German Tarock.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtæɹəʊ/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈtɛɹoʊ/
- Rhymes: -æɹəʊ
- Homophone: taro
Noun
tarot (countable and uncountable, plural tarots)
- (singular or plural) A card game played in various different variations.
- 1987, Hans Hahn, “Logic, Mathematics, and Knowledge,” in Unified Science, Brian McGuiness ed.
- […] it is not that I cannot convince him, but that I must refuse to go on talking with him, just as I shall refuse to go on playing tarot with a partner who insists on taking my fool with the moon.
- 1996, Jan Potocki, The Manuscript Found in Saragossa
- They took me to her and then we all came back to the portal, where we started playing tarot.
- As we were engrossed in this game, which requires quite a lot of attention, a well-dressed man appeared and seemed to examine us all closely, first one then another.
- 2001, Donald Davidson, Inquiries into Truth and Interpretation
- In explaining what it is to play tarot we could not leave out of account the rules that define the game; […]
- 1987, Hans Hahn, “Logic, Mathematics, and Knowledge,” in Unified Science, Brian McGuiness ed.
- Any of the set of 78 playing cards (divided into five suits, including one of permanent trumps), often used for mystical divination.
Derived terms
- tarotist
- tarotologist
- tarotology
Translations
card game
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individual card
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Further reading
tarot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Ratto, Tatro, ottar, rotta, tator, torat, torta, troat
Danish
Alternative forms
- tarok
Noun
tarot c (singular definite tarotten, plural indefinite tarotter)
- tarot
Declension
Declension of tarot
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | tarot | tarotten | tarotter | tarotterne |
genitive | tarots | tarottens | tarotters | tarotternes |
Further reading
- “tarot” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “tarok” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
French
Etymology
From Italian tarocco.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.ʁo/
- Homophones: taraud, tarauds, taro
Noun
tarot m (plural tarots)
- tarot
Derived terms
- taroté
- taroter
- tarotier
Further reading
- “tarot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- rotât
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French tarot, from Italian tarocco.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈta.rɔt/
- Rhymes: -arɔt
- Syllabification: ta‧rot
Noun
tarot m inan
- (card games) tarot
- Synonym: tarok
- (cartomancy) tarot (any of the set of 78 playing cards (divided into five suits, including one of permanent trumps), often used for mystical divination)
- Synonym: tarok
Declension
Declension of tarot
singular | |
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nominative | tarot |
genitive | tarota |
dative | tarotowi |
accusative | tarot |
instrumental | tarotem |
locative | tarocie |
vocative | tarocie |
Derived terms
nouns
- tarocista
- tarocistka
Further reading
- tarot in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- tarot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French tarot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.ˈrot/
- Rhymes: -ot
- Hyphenation: ta‧rot
Noun
tarot n (uncountable)
- tarot
Declension
declension of tarot (singular only)
singular | ||
---|---|---|
n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) tarot | tarotul |
genitive/dative | (unui) tarot | tarotului |
vocative | tarotule |
References
- tarot in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From French tarot, from Italian tarocchi.
Noun
tarot m (Cyrillic spelling тарот)
- tarot (card game)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taˈɾot/ [t̪aˈɾot̪]
- Rhymes: -ot
- Syllabification: ta‧rot
Noun
tarot m (plural tarots)
- tarot
Further reading
- “tarot”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
- torta, trató, trato, trotá, trota