Turnier

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German

Etymology

From Late Middle High German turnier, alteration (after the verb turnieren) of older turnei, tornei, from Old French tornoi, itself deverbal from Old French tornoiier, tornier (“to turn, romp, fight in a tournament”), from torner (“to turn”), from Latin tornare (“to turn”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʊrˈniːr/, ,
  • IPA(key): /tuˈniːr/, /to-/ (colloquial dissimilation)
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  • Rhymes: -iːɐ̯

Noun

Turnier n (strong, genitive Turniers or Turnieres, plural Turniere)

  1. tournament
    Der Sepp, der hütet Küh' und Stiere, die Brüder fochten die Turniere.
    Sepp guards cows and bulls, the brothers fought the tournaments.

Declension

Declension of Turnier
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Turnier die Turniere
genitive eines des Turniers, Turnieres der Turniere
dative einem dem Turnier, Turniere1 den Turnieren
accusative ein das Turnier die Turniere

1Now rare, see notes.

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