Turnus

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tornus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Turnus m (strong, genitive Turnus or Turnusses, plural Turnusse)

  1. rotation (regular change)

Declension

Declension of Turnus
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Turnus die Turnusse
genitive eines des Turnus, Turnusses der Turnusse
dative einem dem Turnus, Turnusse1 den Turnussen
accusative einen den Turnus die Turnusse

1Now rare, see notes.

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Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Turnus m sg (genitive Turnī); second declension

  1. (Roman mythology) A king of the Rutuli killed by Aeneas

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Turnus
Genitive Turnī
Dative Turnō
Accusative Turnum
Ablative Turnō
Vocative Turne

References

  • Turnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Turnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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