toernooi

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tornooy, from Old French tornoi.[1] Subsequently probably influenced by French tournoi (“tournament”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /turˈnoːi̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: toer‧nooi
  • Rhymes: -oːi̯

Noun

toernooi n (plural toernooien, diminutive toernooitje n)

  1. tournament

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ van Veen, P.A.F., van der Sijs, Nicoline (1997) Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden (in Dutch), Utrecht, Antwerpen: Van Dale Lexicografie, →ISBN
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