Törn

See also: torn, Torn, and tørn

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English turn, 20th c.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtœʁn/
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Noun

Törn m (strong, genitive Törns, plural Törns)

  1. (nautical) sail (trip in a sailboat)

Declension

Declension of Törn [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Törn die Törns
genitive eines des Törns der Törns
dative einem dem Törn den Törns
accusative einen den Törn die Törns

Derived terms

  • Rundtörn
  • Seetörn
  • Segeltörn
  • Törnantrieb

Further reading

  • “Törn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Törn” in Duden online
  • Gustav Goedel (1902) “Seetörn”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Seemannssprache (in German), Kiel und Leipzig: Lipsius & Tischer, page 439
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