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Emajõgi

Emajõgi proper noun: a river in Estonia which flows from Lake Võrtsjärv through Tartu County into Lake Peipus, crossing the city of Tartu for 10 km. It has a length of 101 km.

Proper noun

Emajõgi

  1. A river in Estonia which flows from Lake Võrtsjärv through Tartu County into Lake Peipus, crossing the city of Tartu for 10 km. It has a length of 101 km.

Origin of Emajõgi

From Estonian Emajõgi < ema (“mother”) + jõgi (“river”).

Questions about Emajõgi

What does Emajõgi mean?
Emajõgi means a river in Estonia which flows from Lake Võrtsjärv through Tartu County into Lake Peipus, crossing the city of Tartu for 10 km. It has a length of 101 km.
What part of speech is Emajõgi?
Emajõgi is a proper noun.

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