Sovata

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Szováta, from Szovát +‎ -a, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *svętъ (“saint”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Sovata f

  1. a river in Mureș, Romania, tributary to the Târnava Mică
  2. a town in Mureș County, Romania

References

  • Lajos Kiss (Q1111850). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára (’An Etymological Dictionary of Geographical Names / Toponyms’). Fourth, enlarged, revised edition, Budapest, Akadémiai Kiadó, 1988, page 594. →ISBN
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