Pärnu

proper noun

A city in Estonia.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Estonia.

    In Pärnu the beach is closed, but the Neptun cooperative still runs its beachfront shop, renting surfboards and beach chairs.

    1989 May, Priit J. Vesilind, “The Baltic: Arena of Power”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 632

Origin

  1. EstonianPärnu
  2. EstonianPärnu
  3. EnglishPärnu

Borrowed from Estonian Pärnu.

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Translations

Danish Pärnu
  • Pärnucity in Estonia
Dutch Pärnu
  • Pärnucity in Estonia
Estonian Pärnu
  • Pärnucity in Estonia
Finnish Pärnu
  • Pärnucity in Estonia
French Pärnu
  • Pärnucity in Estonia
German Pärnu, Pernau
  • Pärnucity in Estonia
  • Pernaucity in Estonia
Italian Pärnu
  • Pärnucity in Estonia
Latin Pernavia
  • Pernaviacity in Estonia
Latvian Pērnava
  • Pērnavacity in Estonia
Lithuanian Pernu
  • Pernucity in Estonia
Norwegian Pärnu
  • Pärnucity in Estonia
Polish Parnawa
  • Parnawacity in Estonia
Portuguese Pernau
  • Pernaucity in Estonia
Russian Пя́рну, Перно́в
  • Пя́рну (Pjárnu)city in Estonia
  • Перно́в (Pernóv)city in Estonia
Spanish Pärnu
  • Pärnucity in Estonia
Swedish Pärnu
  • Pärnucity in Estonia
Ukrainian Пя́рну
  • Пя́рну (Pjárnu)city in Estonia
Cite this entry
APA

Pärnu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/P%C3%A4rnu

MLA

“Pärnu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/P%C3%A4rnu. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pärnu,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/P%C3%A4rnu.

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