turnyras
Lithuanian
Etymology
From German Turnier, from Old French tornoiier.
Noun
turnỹras m (plural turnỹrai) stress pattern 2
- (historical) tournament (medieval contest between knights)
- (sports) tournament (series of games)
- futbolo turnyras ― football tournament
- (biology) competition between males, e.g. for access to mates
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | turnỹras | turnỹrai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | turnỹro | turnỹrų |
| dative (naudininkas) | turnỹrui | turnỹrams |
| accusative (galininkas) | turnỹrą | turnyrùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | turnyrù | turnỹrais |
| locative (vietininkas) | turnyrè | turnỹruose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | turnỹre | turnỹrai |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “turnyras”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “turnyras”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025