Peipus

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/ˈpaɪpəs/

proper noun

A large freshwater lake on the border between Estonia and Russia in Northern Europe. It is the fifth-largest lake in Europe, and the largest in Estonia. The lake consists of three parts: Peipsi (Chudskoe), Pihkva (Pskovskoe), Lämmijärv (Teploe).

Similar
Pskovsko-Chudskoye
OriginGerman Peipussee →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A large freshwater lake on the border between Estonia and Russia in Northern Europe. It is the fifth-largest lake in Europe, and the largest in Estonia. The lake consists of three parts: Peipsi (Chudskoe), Pihkva (Pskovskoe), Lämmijärv (Teploe).

    Synonyms: Pskovsko-Chudskoye

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA large freshwater lake on the border between Estonia and Russia in Northern Europe. It is the fifth-largest lake in Europe, and the largest in Estonia. The lake consists of three parts: Peipsi (Chudskoe), Pihkva (Pskovskoe), Lämmijärv (Teploe).

Similar
Pskovsko-Chudskoye
Also see
chudskoyelake peipuspskovsko-chudskoye

Origin

  1. GermanPeipussee
  2. EnglishPeipus

From German Peipussee.

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Translations

Danish Peipus
  • Peipuslake in Estonia/Russia
Estonian Peipsi-Pihkva järv, Peipsi järv
  • Peipsi-Pihkva järvlake in Estonia/Russia
  • Peipsi järvlake in Estonia/Russia
  • Peipsilake in Estonia/Russia
Finnish Peipsijärvi
  • Peipsijärvilake in Estonia/Russia
German Peipussee
  • Peipusseelake in Estonia/Russia
Latvian Peipusa-Pleskavas ezers
  • Peipusa-Pleskavas ezerslake in Estonia/Russia
Lithuanian Peipaus-Pskovo ežeras
  • Peipaus-Pskovo ežeraslake in Estonia/Russia
Russian Чу́дско-Пско́вское о́зеро, Пско́вско-Чудско́е о́зеро
  • Чу́дско-Пско́вское о́зеро (Čúdsko-Pskóvskoje ózero)lake in Estonia/Russia
  • Пско́вско-Чудско́е о́зеро (Pskóvsko-Čudskóje ózero)lake in Estonia/Russia
Swedish Peipus
  • Peipuslake in Estonia/Russia
Ukrainian Чудське-Псковське озеро
  • Чудське-Псковське озеро (Čudsʹke-Pskovsʹke ozero)lake in Estonia/Russia

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Peipus

tripus
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Anagrams

uppies
Cite this entry
APA

Peipus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peipus

MLA

“Peipus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peipus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Peipus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peipus.

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