Seretsüvä Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Estonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Võru County
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Setomaa Parish
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Seretsüvä is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County in Estonia.[1]

Name

Seretsüvä was attested in written sources as Жеребцово (Zherebtsovo) in 1585–1587, Жеребцова (Zherebtsova) in 1866, Seretsova in 1875, Tseretsova in 1904, Sereptsevo in 1922, Serebtsova in 1923, Seretsuva in 1937, and Seretsyvä in 1997. The name of the village may be derived from the Russian word жеребец (zherebets) 'stallion' or жеребёнок (zherebyonok) 'foal'.[2]

Notes and References

  1. (retrieved 16 March 2020)
  2. Web site: Seretsüvä . Dictionary of Estonian Place Names . Eesti Keele Instituut . June 2, 2024 . Tallinn.