Meaning

A country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Official name: Republic of Estonia.

Synonyms

the Republic of Estonia

𐐇𐑅𐐻𐐬𐑌𐐨𐐲

Frequency

27k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛsˈtəʊ.nɪ.ə/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Estonia. Other early Latin forms were Estia and Hestia, possibly derived from the tribal name Aestiī described by the Roman historian Tacitus in his Germania (ca. 98 AD). Displaced Middle English Ēstland, from Old English Ēstland. Compare also Old Norse Æistland, Icelandic Eistland, German Estland (“Estonia”).

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