Nart

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a North Caucasian source (see Adyghe нарт (nart) and Ossetian нарт (nart)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr ("man, hero").

Noun

Nart (plural Narts)

  1. (mythology) Any of a race of giant heroes in the folklore of the peoples of the North Caucasus (notably the Circassians, Ossetians, Abkhazians, and Vainakhs).
    • 2002, John Colarusso, Nart Sagas from the Caucasus:
      The Nart sagas are to the Caucasus what the Greek myths are to Western civilization.

Derived terms

  • Nart saga

Translations

Turkish

Etymology

From Adyghe нарт (nart).

Proper noun

Nart

  1. (mythology) Any of a race of giant heroes in the folklore of the peoples of the North Caucasus (notably the Circassians, Ossetians, Abkhazians, and Vainakhs).
    • Çerkes Nart Öyküleri, KAFDAV
      Nartlar Çerkeslerin ve diğer birçok Kafkas halkının çok eski destan kahramanlarıdır.
  2. a male given name from Circassian, popular among Circassians in Turkey.