tårn
Danish
Etymology
From late Old Norse turn, from Middle Low German torn, from Latin turris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɒːn/, [tˢɒːˀn]
- Rhymes: -ɒːn
Noun
tårn n (singular definite tårnet, plural indefinite tårne)
Inflection
| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tårn | tårnet | tårne | tårnene |
| genitive | tårns | tårnets | tårnes | tårnenes |
Derived terms
Verb
tårn
- imperative of tårne
See also
| Chess pieces in Danish · skakbrikker (skak + brikker) (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| konge | dronning | tårn | løber | springer, hest | bonde |
References
- “tårn” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis), via Latin turris, Middle Low German torn and Old Norse turn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toːɳ/
- Rhymes: -oːɳ
Noun
tårn n (definite singular tårnet, indefinite plural tårn, definite plural tårna or tårnene)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Northern Sami: toardna
References
- “tårn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis), via Latin turris, Middle Low German torn and Old Norse turn.
Noun
tårn n (definite singular tårnet, indefinite plural tårn, definite plural tårna)
Derived terms
References
- “tårn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.