tårn

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See also: tarn, Tarn, tarń, Tärn, and târn

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From late Old Norse turn, from Middle Low German torn, from Latin turris.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tårn n (singular definite tårnet, plural indefinite tårne)

  1. tower
  2. rook (chess)

Inflection[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

tårn

  1. imperative of tårne

See also[edit]

Chess pieces in Danish · skakbrikker (skak + brikker) (layout · text)
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konge dronning tårn løber springer bonde

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis), via Latin turris, Middle Low German torn and Old Norse turn.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tårn n (definite singular tårnet, indefinite plural tårn, definite plural tårna or tårnene)

  1. a tower
  2. a rook or castle (chess)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Northern Sami: toardna

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis), via Latin turris, Middle Low German torn and Old Norse turn.

Noun[edit]

tårn n (definite singular tårnet, indefinite plural tårn, definite plural tårna)

  1. a tower
  2. a rook or castle (chess)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]