Tilsit

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noun

Former name of Sovetsk: a city in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.

OriginGerman Tilsit ← Old Prussian tilzi →
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Meanings

nounTilsit (uncountable)
  1. uncountableFormer name of Sovetsk: a city in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.
  2. uncountableA light-yellow semihard smear-ripened cheese of East Prussian origin.

Origin

  1. Old Prussiantilzi“soggy”
  2. GermanTilsit
  3. EnglishTilsit

From German Tilsit, from the name of the Tilse River, from Old Prussian tilzi (“soggy”).

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Translations

Finnish tilsitjuusto, Tilsit-juusto
  • tilsitjuustocheese
  • Tilsit-juustocheese
French Tilsit
  • Tilsitformer name of Sovetsk
German Tilsit, Tilsiter
  • Tilsitformer name of Sovetsk
  • Tilsitercheese
Lithuanian Tilžė
  • Tilžėformer name of Sovetsk
Polish Tylża, ser tylżycki
  • Tylżaformer name of Sovetsk
  • ser tylżyckicheese
Russian Тильзи́т, тильзи́тер
  • Тильзи́т (Tilʹzít)former name of Sovetsk
  • тильзи́тер (tilʹzíter)cheese
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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